Stone Tool: Corner Tang Knife
1983.04.0228
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Stone Tool: Corner Tang Knife (1983.04.0228) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Archaic, Prehistoric |
| Culture | Native American |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 8.5 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 4.0 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 0.6 cm |
| Weight | 22 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Stone--Chert |
| Manufacturing Processes | N/A |
| Munsell Color Information | waived |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | “Corner-Tang Biface. This relativelyt rare biface has several body and tang variations; the most common form has a tang notched into one corner of the base... Most specimens have been found in central and south central Texas and westward in counties along the Balcones Escarpment. Function is unkown; some have edge-wear indicating hafting for use as a knife, ... others have been reworked as drills..., and some perhaps had no utilitarian use as thery are occasionally found as grave furnishings“ (Turner and Hester, 210). |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | See 1983.04.0001. Turner, Ellen Sue and Thomas R. Hester. A Field guide to Stone Artifacts of Texas Indians. Texas Monthly Press: Austin. 1985. |
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Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Mrs. Reid Tombaugh |
| Reproduction | No |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |