There are 55 small projectile points sufficiently intact for typing and
12 broken so that typing is impossible. Materials include tan, red,
brown, and gray chert from local gravels; two gray-white chert; one
novaculite, and two dark brown to black flint.
_Alba_ points (Fig. 11, A, B), 20 in number, are mostly of tan or
reddish-brown local cherts. They vary from slender to wide, with a range
of 2 to 3.8 cm. in length. Most recurve to form widened shoulders which
may be right angled or barbed; edges may be mildly serrated. I have
placed in this type only points with square or rectangular stems.
There are two _Hayes_ points (Fig. 11, C, D), of gray and red-brown
chert. They are small, 2.6 and 2.8 cm. long, 1.3 and 1.9 cm. wide; the
first differs from the type description in having straight edges and no
barbs, but the stem shape is typical.
Five points are of _Friley_ type (Fig. 11, E, F), characterized by
definite shoulders with extreme curves so that the barbs turn toward the
blade tip. Stems are expanded or rectangular. Three are of red-brown
chert, two of tan chert. Lengths are 1.4 to 2.5 cm., widths 1.0 to 1.5
cm.
One typical _Maud_ point (Fig. 11, G) of tan chert, has a deeply concave
base and mildly serrated edges.
Four points are included in the _Cliffton_ type (Fig. 11, H). They are
hardly more than roughly shaped small, wide flakes but have vague stems
and some secondary flaking. They are uniform in size, 2 to 2.3 cm. long,
1.6 to 1.9 cm. wide and all are made of tan chert. A fifth small point
(Fig. 11, I) of dark gray flint has a pointed stem, concave blade edges,
and a strongly pointed tip; in essence, it is a concave-edged hexagon.
It may be a variation of _Cliffton_, but has been left untyped.
A group of 21 points (Fig. 11, K-M) is characterized by expanded stems
produced by corner notching, and blades which are much like _Alba_. This
point has been the subject of considerable discussion because of its
frequency in Louisiana and southern Arkansas; it has been included in
the _Alba_ type in some publications, in the _Scallorn_ type in others,
but has distinct and, we believe, meaningful differences from each of
these types. We have therefore given it the type name _Colbert_. It
rivals the _Alba_ type in frequency at sites like Smithport Landing,
Colbert, Greer, Swanson’s Landing, and Mounds Plantation (Fig. 1) where
there are Alto and Coles Creek components in respectable amounts. It is
found, along with _Alba_, in central Louisiana, especially in
Troyville-Coles Creek context (Ford, 1951: Fig. 45, U-W). Recent
excavations at the Crenshaw Site in southwestern Arkansas uncovered
Coles Creek and Caddoan burials in Mound B; consistently the Coles Creek
burials had points similar to _Colbert_ (called _Homan_ in Arkansas) and
the Caddoan had _Alba_ or _Hayes_. The _Colbert_ points have triangular
blades with concave or recurved edges, distinct and usually wide
shoulders, barbs, and triangular or fan-shaped stems. The stem bases may
be straight or more often convex, rarely concave. Specimens from
Smithport are made of tan, reddish-brown, white and gray local cherts,
one of novaculite, and two of white quartz. Lengths are from 1.2 to 3.2
cm., widths from 9 mm. to 2 cm.
A large flat point of tan chert (Fig. 11, J) has the flake
characteristics of an arrow point despite its large size, 4.3 by 3 cm.
It has the corner notching and wide barbs characteristic of _Catahoula_
points.
A small triangular point of brown chert probably belongs to the _Fresno_
type. The tip is broken but the original length was about 2 cm.