3.7 inch long Scottsbluff knife form, made from Edwards chert and a survivor of the Cibolo Creek Sand Pit, east of San Antonio in Wilson County, Texas. The knife form has had two or three resharpenings that have reduced the size. The tip of the knife form at some time was pressure flaked and turned into a burin tip (engraver) and was retipped two times. The base is ground and polished. This artifact is Early Archaic with an approximate age of 8500 years. This artifact has two COAs, one from Greg Perino who called it a Hardin and the other from Dwain Rogers who called it the right type, Scottsbluff. John Branney Collection.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 20:52:34 +0000
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