KIRK CORNER NOTCH
Summary Description
Large, triangular with straight base, corner-notches edges
Form
Blade is triangular with edges that are frequently serrated, occasionally beveled and usually straight but occasionally rounded or concave.
Base is generally straight or slightly rounded without grinding or smoothing
Size: Length = 40 mm - 100 mm (average 60mm), Width = 20 mm - 45 mm (average 30 mm), and Thickness = 6 mm - 12 mm (average 8 mm).
Distribution
Carolina piedmont ( Also Eastern US )
Age
7500 – 6500 BCE
Material
Major: Argillite or novaculite (“Carolina Slate”)
Minor: Igneous rocks and never quartz
Technique of Manufacture
Initially by broad shallow percussion flakes. Then edges were shaped by pressure flaking and finally the serrations were made
(Coe Foundation) http://coe-foundation.org/content/kirk_corner.html
Note: examples have been found in quartz
Personal find (N. Carolina)and photo by ATVRacer
Summary Description
Large, triangular with straight base, corner-notches edges
Form
Blade is triangular with edges that are frequently serrated, occasionally beveled and usually straight but occasionally rounded or concave.
Base is generally straight or slightly rounded without grinding or smoothing
Size: Length = 40 mm - 100 mm (average 60mm), Width = 20 mm - 45 mm (average 30 mm), and Thickness = 6 mm - 12 mm (average 8 mm).
Distribution
Carolina piedmont ( Also Eastern US )
Age
7500 – 6500 BCE
Material
Major: Argillite or novaculite (“Carolina Slate”)
Minor: Igneous rocks and never quartz
Technique of Manufacture
Initially by broad shallow percussion flakes. Then edges were shaped by pressure flaking and finally the serrations were made
(Coe Foundation) http://coe-foundation.org/content/kirk_corner.html
Note: examples have been found in quartz
Personal find (N. Carolina)and photo by ATVRacer
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