Arrowhead type
Corner Tang Point
Corner Tang4,000 - 2,000 B.P.Late Archaic to Woodland22 reference photos
Key facts
- Age
- 4,000 - 2,000 B.P.
- Cultural period
- Late Archaic to Woodland
- Size
- Medium to Large
- Shape
- Other to Basal Notch to Side Notch
- Material
- Chert
- Glacial period
- Neoglacial to Roman Warm
Description
This knife exhibits a medium to large size profile, characterized by an elliptical shape in cross-section. Its blade morphology is notable for its asymmetry, displaying a range of curvature patterns, including straight, excurvate, incurvate, and recurvate forms. A distinctive notch is present at the corner, intentionally fashioned to facilitate hafting.
Size
Medium to Large
Distribution
This type is mainly linked to northern Mexico, southern Texas, and extending into Oklahoma, New Mexico, western Louisiana, and southern Arkansas (red). It can also occur in other shaded regions, albeit less commonly (yellow)
Also found, less often, in
Additional information
More information needed.
Identified by
- Named by
- James T. Patterson
- Year
- 1936
Similar types
Types that are easy to confuse with the Corner Tang point.
- Base Tang Knife
- Crescent Knife
- Mid-Back Tang Knife