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Name Details:
Named By: Jeb Taylor
Named For: Wray city, Yuma County, Colorado
Date Identified:
Type Site: Elis Site, Yuma County, Colorado
Wray
AKA: Pelican Lake Harder Variety
(Collector Type)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
4,000 - 3,000 B.P.
Late Archaic
Neoglacial
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a
medium to large triangular basal notch point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily excurvate, but many examples are heavily re-sharpened which reduces the size of the point and forms
a straight blade. The shoulders are barbed and often extend to the base of the point, The terminations of the barbs are commonly square, but may vary to rounded. Re-sharpened examples may
have reduced barbs. The stem ranges from straight to slightly expanding. The base is slightly convex and basal grinding is commonly seen. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 38
to 114 mm, Stem Length - 5 to 10 mm, Blade Width at
Shoulders - 33 to 51 mm, Stem Width - 15 to 22 mm (***based on
small sample size***)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
The full distribution of this type is unknown, but it is reported to be found in the High Plains from Colorado into Canada
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
These points were originally called Pelican Lake Harder Variety after the Harder site in Canada. However, there is no professional references to this type. Westfall (2009)
reports that the Harder site was associated with the Oxbow culture and that no Pelican Lake type points were found there, nor were any basally notched points recovered from the site. This name was used
exclusively by collector's. Jeb Taylor re-named this type Wray after examples found at the Elis site in Colorado.
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Collector Type
Taylor has written projectile
identification of the Plain States and is a member of The Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association. This name was published in his book and has no professional references,
but has collector’s references. This is a collector type
.
Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
John Cobbs
Susan Kendrick
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 89
Wray Projectile Point, Wray Arrowhead
Pelican Lake Harder Variety Projectile Point, Pelican Lake Harder Variety Arrowhead
