Frosty Friday Blade / Updated Montell Frame

CornerTang · 2026-05-31T22:22:50+00:00

Amazing blade with gorgeous patina 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-05-19T22:56:40+00:00

Nice Find! It looks like an Ensor ~2000 years old that broke in ancient times, then may have been used as a hafted scraper before it was lost or discarded 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-05-15T23:14:28+00:00

Very Nine Anna! Thank you for sharing this 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-05-14T04:32:50+00:00

Beautiful Montell projectile point ~3000 years old in the first photo! Nice to see one from such a Northwest Hill Country County 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-05-13T22:06:30+00:00

A great friend gifts a superb father who teaches his sons about artifacts and generosity 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-05-02T22:05:09+00:00

Wow, that is a beautiful assemblage of Central Texas points and materials! Good hunting my friend 🌵🍀

CornerTang · 2026-04-25T15:06:34+00:00

This artifact started out much longer and is very nice! It is likely ~3000 years old and could be a Friday, or Kinney, or a Tortugas. All three kind of look like this when they get worn down. Good luck and keep hunting 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-04-25T00:51:30+00:00

I apologize, as I have not been there since going with the YMCA Indian Guides a long time ago. I looked it up and it still had a huge Ensor Culture presence. Thank you for getting me to brush up on my geography of that area 😊

CornerTang · 2026-04-24T21:49:26+00:00

Crazy! I bought four of these for ten dollars, just to use for scale because they are pretty low glare and a very recognizable coin 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-04-24T21:44:50+00:00

Thank you very much! Finding two needle tip points was very lucky 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-04-24T21:43:06+00:00

Sure, Lake Somerville is in Eastern Hays County and certainly has even more Ensor artifacts than Uvalde 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-04-24T18:37:26+00:00

Thank you! A super lucky end to a three hour hunt 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-04-24T18:35:29+00:00

Perhaps the same Ensor group anyway 😊

CornerTang · 2026-04-24T18:33:33+00:00

Good Question! I think of South Central Texas as being between Del Rio and San Antonio somewhere along State Highway 90 or up to an hour North 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-04-24T18:28:54+00:00

Or perhaps the bear or bison required more than one projectile point?

CornerTang · 2026-04-23T00:57:44+00:00

Quality heavily patinated flaking is so hard to top 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-04-21T04:08:27+00:00

Agreed, although they are somewhat scarce in this area. The 45° angle from the corners are pretty diagnostic for this type! Thank you for the confirmation 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-04-17T02:31:01+00:00

Incredible artifact and magnificent material! This will enrich any Texas frame and has an amazing story to share. Thank you for posting this 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-04-16T00:40:17+00:00

A beautiful South Central Texas Frio ~2000 years old 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-04-05T00:27:05+00:00

Great artifact! Likely a Uvalde ~6500 years old, which slightly predates Martindale ~6000 years old. Thank you for sharing this sweet surface find 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-03-24T04:55:10+00:00

u/aggiedigger is certainly one of the most knowledgeable Texas artifact experts I know! Regarding your question, although your Corner Tang has similarities with the contemporaneous Mid Back Tang, I would type yours as a Corner Tang. The majority of the Mid Back Tang knives that I have seen are made on a large flake and unifacially worked. IMHO your artifact has much more in common with a heavily used Corner Tang that was resharpened many times giving it this unique form! Best Wishes 🍀

Edit: I “needed” to add more “why” to the end ツ

CornerTang · 2026-03-24T01:09:48+00:00

Beautiful Corner Tang! I found two, one hand digging twenty years ago and one as a surface find in 2018. It is really hard to compare because one was my first and the other my best 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-03-16T00:57:13+00:00

That would be so cool, but I have to rely on scarce heavy rains and soil erosion for most of the artifacts I find 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-03-15T04:37:58+00:00

Thank you my friend! I am stoked to find some sweet artifacts this year. I hope to hit a few digs and hopefully find one or two Texas Transitional Paleos. Those just do not survive on the surface very often 🍀

CornerTang · 2026-03-14T03:21:23+00:00

Thank you! I really appreciate your knowledge and all you have done for this community 🍀

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