Name Details:
Named By: Walter
R. Goldschmidt (Butted Knife)
Named For: Knife
characteristics / Kerrville Knife for Kerrville Tx
Date Identified:
1935
Type Site:
Butted Knife
AKA: Kerrville Knife
Cluster:
Date:
Cultural Period:
3,000 to 2,000 B.P.
Late to Transitional Archaic
Neoglacial
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium to large irregular knife. The worked blade is
primarily excurvate and thick. The base is unworked and retains the cortex.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This knife is found in lower Pecos and
central to south central Texas.
Similar Points:
Additional Comments:
These are also called Hand Axes and Fist Choppers.
This knife is often found in association with Pedernales and Castroville
points.
Other Websites with Detailed Information:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Goldschmidt discussed these knives in 1935
calling them Butted Knives. The name has evolved since that time
calling them Kerrville Knives. Many professional sources referred to
these as Butted "Kerrville" knives.
Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30, 37, W2, W11
Kerrville Knife
