Arrowhead type

Cody Knife

Cody Knife9,250 - 8,850 B.P.Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic

18 reference photos

Key facts

Age
9,250 - 8,850 B.P.
Cultural period
Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic
Culture
Cody culture
Size
Medium
Shape
Ovoid to Other
Glacial period
Early Holocene

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Description

This artifact exhibits a medium-sized, asymmetric knife morphology, characterized by a blade that can display a range of curvature, from straight to distinctly excurvate. When shoulders are present, they tend to be subdued and not prominently defined. The stem is typically straight, terminating in a base that is also straight. Notably, the overall appearance of this knife can vary significantly depending on the specific manufacturing techniques employed, yet its fundamental characteristics remain consistent, namely, an asymmetrical configuration and a diagonal orientation of the blade.

Size

Medium

Distribution

This projectile is predominantly discovered in Canada and the northern grasslands. It can also be located in the northwestern region and as far south as Texas, as well as northeastern Chihuahua, northern Coahuila, northern Nuevo Leon, and the northernmost part of Tamaulipas, Mexico. Often found alongside Eden and Scottsbluff points, with numerous examples sharing a similar geographic range as the Scottsbluff point

Also found, less often, in

Additional information

More information needed.

Identified by

Named by
H. Maria Wormington
Year
1957
Type site
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