Of the 19 dart points recovered, 15 have contracting stems, 3 have
expanding stems, and one has a rectangular stem. Eight of the
contracting stem series (Fig. 15, A-D) fall within the shape range of
the Gary type (Newell and Krieger, 1949: 164-166 and Fig. 57; Suhm _et
al._, 1954: 430 and Pl. 94), but are smaller (3 to 4 cm. long) than most
Gary points reported from other sites. The Gary type has been used as an
inclusive group embracing most of the contracting stem dart points of
the eastern United States. Several investigators (Ford and Webb, 1956:
52-54 and Fig. 17; Baerreis _et al._, 1958: 65-69 and Pls. 14-18; Bell,
1958: 28 and Fig. 14) have recognized variants within the broad Gary
group, but only a bare beginning toward the definition of the different
varieties of Gary has been made.
Three of the Gary points from the Harroun Site (Fig. 15, B-D) are quite
similar to a small variety of Gary which seems to be restricted to
northeastern Texas. The shoulders are slight and project laterally; the
stem and blade are of approximately equal length. Similar points from
the Hogge Bridge Site, Wylie Focus, have been illustrated by Stephenson
(1952, Fig. 95, A). Many specimens of this variety were also recovered
from the Yarbrough Site on the upper Sabine River by The University of
Texas in 1940, and others have been reported from sites in the Iron
Bridge Reservoir area on the upper Sabine (Johnson, 1957: 7 and Pl. 3,
H-L).
Two of the contracting stem points from the Harroun Site (Fig. 15, F)
have been assigned to the Wells type (Newell and Krieger, 1949: 167 and
Fig. 58; Suhm _et al._, 1954: 488 and Pl. 123). They feature long,
narrow stems which are rounded off at the base and the stem edges are
ground smooth. One specimen is virtually complete except for a small
portion of the tip. This point has narrow shoulders and a blade with
slightly convex edges. The second Wells point is represented only by the
stem, but it was probably attached to a blade similar to that of the
more complete specimen.
Four of the contracting stem dart points (Fig. 15, J-M) are not
assignable with certainty to any recognized type. All are relatively
small for dart points. One (Fig. 15, J) is slender and shoulderless; the
stem area is somewhat reminiscent of the Wells type. The other three are
vaguely suggestive of the Gary type, but are too aberrant to be
identified affirmatively with that or any other type.
The other contracting stem point (Fig. 15, N) has a concave base, basal
thinning, and ground stem edges. At first glance it reminds one of the
Plainview type (Krieger, 1947; Suhm _et al._, 1954: 472 and Pl. 116).
However, a drastic expansion just above the base is characteristic of
the San Patrice type (Webb, 1946: 13-15 and Pl. 1) and we are confident
that this specimen is a San Patrice point.
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