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Name Details:
Named By: Perry H. Newell and Alex D. Krieger
Named For:
Date Identified: 1949
Type Site: The George C. Davis Site, Cherokee County, Texas
Yarbrough
AKA: Sterrett Stemmed (Stephenson, 1949)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Ogallala chert
Date:
Cultural Period:
2,500 - 1,500 B.P.
Transitional Archaic
Roman Warm
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Common Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a narrow medium triangular expanding stem point
with an elliptical cross section. The blade mar vary from excurvate to straight.
Examples that have not been re-sharpened, will have an excurvate blade
and fine serrations. Re-sharpened examples may have beveling on one or
both faces with a straighter blade.
The shoulders are most commonly at an upward angle and weak, but
examples that are in the original state and have not been re-sharpened
can have slightly barbed shoulders. The stem rectangular
and is slightly expanding, but may range to almost parallel. The base is primarily straight, but may vary to slightly concave. Light grinding and smoothing may be seen on the hafting region. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 35 to
80 mm (average 50 to 60 mm), Stem Length - 12 to 20 mm (typically
1/3 to 1/4 the total length), Blade Width - 16 to 25 mm, Stem
Width at Narrowest Point - 12 to 17 mm, Basal Width - 15 to 21 mm (Suhm and Krieger, 1954).
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in eastern Texas. This point may be found into western Louisiana, southwestern Arkansas, southeastern Oklahoma, and central Texas with decreased
frequency.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
During his survey of the Trinity River valley,
Stephenson (1949) identified a similar point he named Sterrett Stemmed.
Suhm and Krieger (1954) feel that this point falls within the
characteristics, distribution and time period as this point and included
that type into the Yarbrough type.
This point is similar
to the Darl point, but differs in the Darl point has a beveled blade which
is lacking on the Yarbrough point. The Darl point lacks hafting region
smoothing which is seen on the Yarbrough point (Bell, 1958)
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Cultural 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, 115, 163, 178
Yarbrough Projectile Point, Yarbrough Arrowhead
Sterrett Projectile Point, Sterrett Arrowhead
