Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Clarence H. Webb
Named For: Bassett, Bowie County, Texas
Date Identified: 1948
Type Site: Multiple sites around Bassett, Bowie County, Tx
Identified By: Clarence H. Webb
Named For: Bassett, Bowie County, Texas
Date Identified: 1948
Type Site: Multiple sites around Bassett, Bowie County, Tx
Point Validity:
Valid type
Webb was a trained Pediatrician who became interested in archeology. In 1940 he became the charter member of the Society of American Archeology. He conducted many collaborative excavations and conducted his own excavations at Poverty Point and Gahagan Mounds. He was a well-respected Archaeologist. He named this point in a professional publication and this type has many professional references. This is a valid type.
Webb was a trained Pediatrician who became interested in archeology. In 1940 he became the charter member of the Society of American Archeology. He conducted many collaborative excavations and conducted his own excavations at Poverty Point and Gahagan Mounds. He was a well-respected Archaeologist. He named this point in a professional publication and this type has many professional references. This is a valid type.
Bassett Pointed Stem
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin small (typically 1 inch) triangular contracting stem point with a flattened cross section. The blade may vary from excurvate to straight. The blade is commonly finely serrated and many examples have a tip that is flaked in forming a needle appearance. The shoulders are barbed and often extend down past the base of the point. The stem is short and contracting with a pointed base. On examples with long shoulder barbs, the stem may appear to be a small protrusion in the middle of a deep concave base. This point usually has a high quality of workmanship and has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 17 to 42 mm (commonly less than 35 mm), Stem Length - 1 to 5 mm (average 3 mm), Width - 12 to 18 mm (Suhm and Krieger 1954).
Total Length - 17 to 42 mm (commonly less than 35 mm), Stem Length - 1 to 5 mm (average 3 mm), Width - 12 to 18 mm (Suhm and Krieger 1954).
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
Perino (1985) feels that the small pointed stem “seems to have served to center and stabilize the point in the hollow cane shaft of the type used in the area.”
Perino (1985) feels that the small pointed stem “seems to have served to center and stabilize the point in the hollow cane shaft of the type used in the area.”
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in northeastern Texas, southwestern Arkansas, southeastern Oklahoma, and northwestern Louisiana.
This point is primarily found in northeastern Texas, southwestern Arkansas, southeastern Oklahoma, and northwestern Louisiana.
Age / Periods:
Date: 600 - 300 B.P.
Cultural Period:Mississippian - Late Prehistoric
Glacial Period: Little Ice Age
Culture: Caddoan Culture
Date: 600 - 300 B.P.
Cultural Period:Mississippian - Late Prehistoric
Glacial Period: Little Ice Age
Culture: Caddoan Culture
Age Details:
This type is associated with the Bossier Focus as well as the Fulton Aspect and the Belcher and Texarkana Foci.
This type is associated with the Bossier Focus as well as the Fulton Aspect and the Belcher and Texarkana Foci.
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
