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Name Details:
Named By: Perry Newell and Alex D. Krieger
Named For:
Date Identified: 1949
Type Site: George C. Davis Site, Cherokee County, Texas
Wells
AKA: Adena Wells and Texas Kirk
Sisterdale Shouldered (Stephenson, 1949)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
3,500 - 3,000 B.P.
Middle Archaic
Neoglacial
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Common Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a narrow
thick medium to large triangular stemmed point
with an elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from straight to slightly excurvate. The blade is commonly serrated. The shoulders may range from weak to well defined and range from
having an upward angle to almost horizontal. The shoulders are commonly asymmetrical. The stem may range from straight to slightly contracting. The stem is long and may make up one third to one half of the total length of the point. The base ranges from straight to convex. Some examples have
a base that is pointed. The stem and base usually have heavy grinding present. This point
has a workmanship which is commonly poor to average and has a
random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 45 to
80 mm (average 60 to 70 mm), Stem Length - 18 to 35 mm (typically
up to 1/2 the total length, but not less than 1/3 of the total length),
Blade Width - 15 to 25 mm Stem Width at Shoulders - 14 to 20 mm,
Basal Width - 10 to 20 mm (Suhm and Krieger, 1954)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in central to eastern Texas. This point may be found into
the Red River Valley of southeastern Oklahoma, southwestern Arkansas, and northwestern Louisiana with decreased
frequency.
Similar Points:
Adena, Bulverde, Carrolton, Coahuila, Coryell, Dawson, Morhiss, Pontchartrain, Rio Grande, Searcy, Travis Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
This point is commonly refereed to as an Adena Wells point. However, this point is not associated with the Adena culture.
Similar points were described by Robert Stephenson in 1949 during his
surveys of the Trinity River valley. Suhm and Krieger (1954) noted
that Sisterdale Shouldered points fell within the characteristics and time
frame of Wells points and were probably the same type.
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Newell was a distinguished
anthropologist who oversaw and directed excavation at many important sites. Krieger was a renowned anthropologist who spent most of his career in Texas cataloging projectile points and pottery in Texas before moving on to the University of Washington. This type was named
in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
8, 23, 30, 44, 115, 177
Wells Projectile Point, Wells Arrowhead
Adena Wells Projectile Point, Adena Wells Arrowhead
Sisterdale Shouldered Projectile Point, Sisterdale Arrowhead
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