An aid to point identification
Here I would like to offer our visitors some aid in identifying the occasional point, they
may find.
There are many features that each point will have. And as you will see, even a change in one
of these can place a point in a new era of history.
The small icons below will offer enlargments, they only need to be clicked on.
To aid
in identifying a unknown
point, the Pecos museum, if you wish to request it's aid, by way of the internet,
will need a few bits of information. These
will be of great aid, to us.
Please remember that the majority of points are unique to their maker. Still a great many
points do follow
some basic patterns. Often it is a bit like the hoola hoop, a new idea can become a fad at a
habitation site.
First draw yourself a rectangular box placed on end, give it some size, maybe 4" x 6". There
are some basic
outlines used in making a point. The first decision you need make, "is your point
a blade or is it
stemed"? If there is lacking a stem for hafting, then the point is called a blade.
Below are some common outlines or point "features"..
The illustrations and data from the point guide offered by J.W. Cambron and D. C. Halse, in their
book "Handbook of Alabama Archaeology. The artifacts used
are from the Pecos and Rio Grande Museum.
Stems are next
Here I would like to offer our visitors some aid in identifying the occasional point, they
may find.
There are many features that each point will have. And as you will see, even a change in one
of these can place a point in a new era of history.
The small icons below will offer enlargments, they only need to be clicked on.
To aid
in identifying a unknown
point, the Pecos museum, if you wish to request it's aid, by way of the internet,
will need a few bits of information. These
will be of great aid, to us.
Please remember that the majority of points are unique to their maker. Still a great many
points do follow
some basic patterns. Often it is a bit like the hoola hoop, a new idea can become a fad at a
habitation site.
First draw yourself a rectangular box placed on end, give it some size, maybe 4" x 6". There
are some basic
outlines used in making a point. The first decision you need make, "is your point
a blade or is it
stemed"? If there is lacking a stem for hafting, then the point is called a blade.
Below are some common outlines or point "features"..
The illustrations and data from the point guide offered by J.W. Cambron and D. C. Halse, in their
book "Handbook of Alabama Archaeology. The artifacts used
are from the Pecos and Rio Grande Museum.
Stems are next
Here I would like to offer our visitors some aid in identifying the occasional point, they may find. There are many features that each point will have. And as you will see, even a change in one of these can place a point in a new era of history. The small icons below will offer enlargments, they only need to be clicked on. To aid in identifying a unknown point, the Pecos museum, if you wish to request it's aid, by way of the internet, will need a few bits of information. These will be of great aid, to us. Please remember that the majority of points are unique to their maker. Still a great many points do follow some basic patterns. Often it is a bit like the hoola hoop, a new idea can become a fad at a habitation site. First draw yourself a rectangular box placed on end, give it some size, maybe 4" x 6". There are some basic outlines used in making a point. The first decision you need make, "is your point a blade or is it stemed"? If there is lacking a stem for hafting, then the point is called a blade. Below are some common outlines or point "features"..
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