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Name Details:
Named By: Gregory Perino
Named For: San Saba County, Texas
Date Identified:
Type Site:
San Saba Knife
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
3,000 - 2,000 B.P.
Transitional Archaic
Neoglacial to Roman Warm
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a large to very large triangular basal notch point
with an elliptical to flattened cross section The blade may vary from excurvate to straight, Shallow notches enter from
the basal edge forming shoulders that are barbed. The stem is small and may range from straight to slightly expanding. The
base may vary from straight to slightly convex. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 90 to
150 mm, Stem Length - 3 to 8 mm, Blade Width - 28 to 55 mm,
Stem Width - 10 to 35 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in central Texas.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Perino was a well-respected
self-taught archeologist who was the founder of the Illinois State Archeological Society. This point was named in a professional publication and has professional
references to this type. This is a valid type.
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Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
8, 30
San Saba Projectile Point, San Saba Arrowhead
