Arrowhead type
Badlands Knife
Badlands Knife2,500 - 2,200 B.P.Woodland2 reference photos
Key facts
- Age
- 2,500 - 2,200 B.P.
- Cultural period
- Woodland
- Size
- Small to Medium to Large
- Shape
- Other
- Material
- Chalcedony
- Glacial period
- Neoglacial
More from the Woodland period
Description
This artifact presents as a slender, irregularly shaped blade, characterized by a compressed cross-sectional profile. While its overall shape can be variable, the blade exhibits a distinctive asymmetry, with one edge having undergone pressure flaking to create a sharp, refined cutting surface. In contrast, the opposing edge remains relatively flat and dull, suggesting that it was intentionally left unmodified to facilitate secure handling and application of pressure. The dorsal and ventral surfaces of the blade are both flat and unflaked, indicating a deliberate absence of additional flaking or retouch.
Size
Small to Medium to Large
Distribution
This blade is documented in South Dakota.
Mainly found in
Additional information
More information needed.
Identified by
- Named by
- Claude Britt
- Year
- 1969
- Type site
- Millard Ridge (Cedar Pass Butte) Site (39JK2), Badlands National Park, South Dakota