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Name Details:
Named By: D. T. Kent Jr.
Named For: Neches River, Texas
Date Identified: 1949
Type Site: McGee Bend Reservoir (Sam Rayburn Reservoir) , Texas
Neches River
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
4,100 -3,000 B.P.
Middle Archaic
Middle Holocene to Neoglacial
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium
triangular stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from straight to slightly convex. The blade
is usually serrated along the bottom two thirds of the blade and lacks serration along the top one third of the blade. The tip may vary from sharp to rounded or chiseled. The shoulders may range from horizontal to
having an upward angle, or slightly barbed. The stem may vary from slightly contracting to slightly expanding with a convex base. Basal corners may range from
rounded to square. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 35 to
55 mm, Stem Length - 11 to 25 mm (typically 1/3 to just under 1/2
the total length), Blade Width - 15 to 28 mm, Stem Width - 10 to
20 mm (***based on small sample size***)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in eastern Texas and into western Louisiana.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
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Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
Chris Belvins
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
8, 23
Neches River Projectile Point, Neches RiverArrowhead
