The 61 larger projectile points which are classified as dart points are,
with few exceptions, comparatively small and rough. Most are made of
quartzite, cherts, and petrified wood found locally. Thirty-five are of
tan chert, four of petrified wood, two of red chert, six of white or
light gray quartzite, and others of varying shades of brown, or mottled
materials.
_Gary_ points (Fig. 11, N-P) total 14; with most made of tan chert, two
of petrified wood, and one of white quartzite. The range in length is
2.8 to 5.6 cm. with nine of the 14 in the category of _Small Gary_ (Ford
and Webb, 1956: 52). The latter are less than 4.5 cm. in length.
_Ellis_ points (Fig. 11, Q-S) number 16, of which 12 are made of tan,
gray or yellow local cherts, two of petrified wood. The length varies
from 2.6 to 4.6 cm., the width 1.5 to 2.9 cm. Shoulders tend to be
straight, only two having barbs. Stem bases are usually straight or
mildly convex.
_Carrollton_ points (Fig. 11, X), four in number, are made of materials
different from the prevailing tan chert. One each is of granular
quartzite, waxy gray chert, white chert, and black chert. They are 4.1
to 4.5 cm. long, 2.3 to 2.8 cm. wide. Stems are not smoothed.
_Kent_ points total five (Fig. 11, T, U), and are typically crude in
manufacture. They are of gray, tan, and mottled cherts. Lengths are 3.7
cm. to 4.5 cm., widths 1.6 to 2.4 cm.; they are somewhat smaller than
those in eastern Texas (Suhm and Jelks, 1962).
The three _Pontchartrain_ points (Fig. 11, EE, FF) are the largest and
best made points from this site. Two are of light tan chert, the third
of darker tan. Lengths are 7.7, 9.3, and 9.7 cm.; widths 2.5, 2.9, and
3.2 cm., respectively. The blades are rounded on one face, ridged on the
other, have good large flake scars, and typical fine retouch at the
edges. One (Fig. 11, FF) has an asymmetrically placed stem; another
(Fig. 11, EE) has a rectangular stem and short barbs; the third has a
contracting stem.
One projectile point (Fig. 11, Y) is hesitantly called _Ensor_ because
of the low, narrow side notches and straight stem base. It is small, 3.7
cm. long and 1.8 cm. wide, of tan chert, roughly flaked. The blade edges
are convex and irregular serrated.
Two specimens have outlines like _Desmuke_ points but are made of poor
materials, petrified wood and gnarled chert, and the typing is
questionable. Both are thick, with bifacial ridges. A third of similar
appearance has an _Almagre_-like basal tip, but is much smaller than
this type, 5 cm. long, 2.5 cm. wide.
Two points are classified as _Elam_ (Fig. 11, V, W). They are short,
thick and stubby, slightly asymmetrical and identical in size, 3.5 cm.
long, 2.3 cm. wide. They are made of tan and brown quartzite.
[Illustration: Fig. 11. Projectile Points and Chipped Stone Tools.
A, B, _Alba_ type. C, D, _Hayes_. E, F, _Friley_. G, _Maud_. H,
_Cliffton_. I, Untyped. J, _Catahoula_. K-M, _Colbert_. N-P, _Gary_.
Q-S, _Ellis_. T, U, _Kent_. V, W, _Elam_. X, _Carrollton_. Y,
possible _Ensor_. Z-DD, Untyped. EE, FF, _Pontchartrain_. GG-II,
Rough blades. JJ, KK, Drills. LL, End scraper. MM-PP, Small
triangular and ovate scrapers.]
Twelve projectile points are unclassified. Three of these are broken. A
group of four (Fig. 11, Z) is characterized by rough manufacture,
irregular wide blades with poor tips, and small, poorly formed stems.
Similar specimens have been found at other sites in north Louisiana,
never in large numbers. Possibly they were used as hafted knives or
scrapers. One specimen (Fig. 11, AA) has long, shallow side notches
which are smoothed and a stubby, poorly made blade. Possibly it is a
reworked _Yarbrough_ point or an atypical _Trinity_ point. A small point
of gray quartzite (Fig. 11, BB) has blade edge notches and expanded stem
resembling _Evans_ points, but it is much smaller than _Evans_. Similar
small points with one to several blade edge notches have been found on
sites in Bossier and De Soto parishes, they will probably be typed by
another name than _Evans_ (the name _Sinner_ has been suggested because
of their frequency at the Jim Sinner Site).
A small point of white chert (Fig. 11, CC) has a greater width than
length; the base is wide and short; one shoulder is barbed, the other
barely suggested. Another small point has a rectangular stem and
triangular blade but is much smaller than _Carrollton_, or even _Elam_
points.
The most unusual point (Fig. 11, DD) has a long rectangular stem, a
small shoulder on one side only, and a short, asymmetrical blade. Blade
and stem edges are beveled bilaterally on each face, with fine retouch
flaking which serrates all edges. The base is mildly concave and is
thinned by removal of a long, shallow channel flake on one face, a
shorter channel flake on the other, terminating in a hinge fracture. The
base and lower stem edges are smoothed.