Prehistoric Archaic Stage : 7800 BP - 1800 Years Before Present
Object ID:
5DA.1957.8304
Object Name:
Knife, Stone
Description:
Complete large corner-tang knife, most common in Texas but found in small numbers in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and Utah. Trout Creek jasper from South Park, Colorado, Late Archaic 3000-1800 years B.P. or transitional Early Ceramic. It also may indicate a connection to the southern Colorado plains.
Munsell 5YR 3/2 Grayish brown
Trout Creek jasper is the material based on macroscopic and ultraviolet fluorescence observations.
Dimensions:
W-44.44 L-101.98 D-8.65 cm
Site Name:
Rueter-Hess Oeskeso Site
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