A Field Guide to Stone Artifacts of Texas Indians
by Turner, Ellen SueFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-07-01
Publisher(s): Natl Book Network
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Summary
This book identifies and describes more than 200 dart and arrow projectile points and stone tools used by prehistoric Native Americans in Texas.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| Foreword | p. viii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Projectile Point Typology | p. 4 |
| The Manufacture and Use of Stone Tools | p. 11 |
| Making Chipped Stone Tools | p. 12 |
| Determining the Function of Stone Tools | p. 40 |
| Context and Chronology | p. 45 |
| Context | p. 45 |
| Chronology | p. 48 |
| Archaeological Sequences in Prehistoric Texas | p. 50 |
| Projectile Points: Type Descriptions | p. 64 |
| Introduction | p. 64 |
| Dart Points | p. 68 |
| Arrow Points | p. 199 |
| Chipped Stone Artifacts | p. 239 |
| Introduction | p. 239 |
| Bifaces | p. 241 |
| Unifaces | p. 277 |
| Ground, Pecked and Polished Stone Artifacts | p. 286 |
| Introduction | p. 286 |
| Archaeological Societies in Texas | p. 318 |
| Sources of Illustrations | p. 320 |
| County Symbols for Archaeological Site Designation: Texas (41) | p. 331 |
| Archeology Awareness Week in Texas | p. 333 |
| Groups to Contact Around the State | p. 335 |
| EPAS Projectile Point Analysis Form | p. 337 |
| References Cited | p. 338 |
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