A modified chert cobble to create a cutting or scraping tool, sometimes referred to as a “Butted Biface.” Currently curated at BVRA. Another version of a “butted biface.” Currently curated at BVRA.Figure 1. The artifacts in this figure and figures 2 & 3 are discussed in an article entitled “Surface-Collected Artifacts from Site 41GL12, An Archaic Site in Gillespie County, Texas.” It was published in La Tierra, Volume 10, Number 2, pp. 14-22. They are curated at The University of Texas at San Antonio. This site has been virtually destroyed by relic collectors paying fees to hunt for artifacts. Specimens a-c are not classified, and specimens d-h are Pedernales. All are surface finds from a plowed field that contained a concentrated area of burned rock. This site overlooks the Pedernales River.Figure 2. Specimen a is a butted biface (see photo above). Specimens b-c are utilized flakes.Figure 3. Mano from 41GL12.This figure appears in La Tierra, Volume 12, Number 2, pp. 32-33 in 1985. The article is entitled “Additional Artifacts from 41GL12 in Gillespie County, Texas. Specimen a (possible Ensor); Specimen b (possible Castroville);Specimen c (Montell);Specimen d (Pedernales);Specimens e-f (not classified);Specimen g (possible Martindale). Richard J. McReynolds illustrated these artifacts.
