Alphabetical Listing of North America Projectile Points
Name | Picture | Shape | Size | Cultural Period | Validity |
Backstrum |
Side Notch | Small to Medium | Early to Middle Woodland | Provisional Type | |
Badin | Triangle | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Badland Knife | Woodland | Varies | Other | Valid Type | |
Baird Beveled Blade
AKA for Tortugas |
Triangular | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | AKA Type | |
Bajada | Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Baker | Stemmed to Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bakers Creek | Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Bald Mountain Borax Lake Variant |
Ovoid to Contracting Stem | Medium | Early Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Bandy | Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Banks AKA for Nodena Banks |
Ovoid | Medium | Late Mississippian | AKA Type | |
Barbeau AKA for Ferry |
Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | AKA Type | |
Barbee | Corner Notch | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Barber | Lanceolate | Medium | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type | |
Barbeau AKA for Ferry |
Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | AKA Type | |
Bare Creek AKA for Gatecliff Split Stem |
Stemmed | Medium | Late Archaic | Sub-type or AKA for Gatecliff Split Stem | |
Bare Island | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Barnes AKA: Cumberland Barnes |
Auriculate | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type | |
Barreal | Stemmed | Small | Early Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Barry | Basal Notch | Large | Middle Archaic | Discontinued type - Re-sharpened Smith type | |
Basal Double Tang | Stemmed | Medium | Transitional Archaic | Valid Type | |
Basally Thinned Triangular | Triangular | Medium | Late Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bascom AKA: Rocker Blade |
Contracting Stem | Large | Late Archaic | Collector Type | |
Base Tang Knife | Basal Notch | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Basketmaker II AKA for San Pedro |
Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | AKA Type | |
Basketmaker III AKA for Trujillo |
Expanding Stem | Small | Developmental | AKA Type | |
Bassett | Contracting Stem | Small | Mississippian / Late Pre-History | Valid Type | |
Bat Cave | Lanceolate | Small | Late Paleo | Valid Type | |
Bat Wing AKA for Hillsborough |
Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | AKA Type | |
Bayou Goula AKA: Bayougoula |
Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Mississippian | Valid Type | |
Beachum | Stemmed | Small to Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Beacon Island | Expanding Stem | Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Bear | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Norton Tradition | Valid Type | |
Bear Bifurcated | Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Norton Tradition | Valid Type | |
Bear River | Side Notch | Small | Late Developmental to Classic | Valid Type | |
Beaver
Lake AKA: Cumberland Un-Fluted |
Auriculate | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type | |
Becker | Corner Notch | Medium | Early Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Beekman | Triangle | Small | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Belem | Basal Notch / Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Medium | Classic | Valid Type | |
Belen | Lanceolate | Small | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type | |
Belknap | Contracting Stem | Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Bell | Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bella Vista | Basal Notch | Large | Classic | Valid Type | |
Benjamin | Lanceolate | Medium to Large | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Bennington AKA: Quailtail |
Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Benton | Expanding Stem | Medium to Very Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Benton
Auriculate / Notched Base AKA for Buzzard Roost Creek |
Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | AKA Type | |
Benton Blade | Triangle | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Preform Type | |
Benton Bottleneck | Expanding Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Sub-type of Benton | |
Benton Broad Stem | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Benton Double Notch | Expanding Stemmed | Large to Very Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Benton Narrow Blade | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Sub-Type for Benton | |
Berclair AKA: Early Side Notch |
Expanding Stem | Medium | Transitional Paleo | Provisional Type | |
Besant | Side Notch | Small to Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Big Creek | Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Big Sandy | Side Notch | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Big Sandy Broad Base | Side Notch | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Big Sandy Contracting Base / Big Sandy Auriculate | Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Big Sandy
E Notch AKA: Key Notch |
Side Notch | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Collector Type | |
Big
Sandy Leighton Base AKA: Leighton |
Side Notch | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Collector Type | |
Big Slough | Expanding Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Big Valley | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Billings Double Spur | Side Notch | Small | Historic | Valid Type | |
Birch Creek Type A | Lanceolate to Triangle | Medium | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Birch Creek Type B | Ovoid | Medium | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bitterroot | Side Notch | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Black Creek |
Ovoid | Small to Medium | Late Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Black Mesa | Expanding Stem | Small or Medium | Transitional Archaic to Basketmaker II | Valid Type | |
Black Rock | Lanceolate | Medium | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type | |
Black Sand AKA for Godar |
Side Notch | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | AKA Type | |
Blanco | Ovoid | Medium | Late Paleo | Provisional Type | |
Blackwater Side Notch | Side Notch | Medium | Early Archaic | Discontinued Type | |
Blevins | Expanding Stemmed | Small | Mississippian | Provisional Type | |
Blevins | Expanding Stemmed | Small | Mississippian | Provisional Type | |
Bliss Type A | Contracting Stem | Small | Developmental | Valid Type | |
Bliss Type B | Contracting Stem | Small | Developmental | Valid Type | |
Bluff AKA for Datil |
Stemmed | Small | Late Archaic | AKA Type | |
Bluffton Barbed AKA for Marshall Barbed |
Basal Notch | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | AKA Type | |
Boats Blade | Ovoid | Large | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Boggy Branch Type I | Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Boggy Branch Type II | Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bokoshe AKA Sallisaw Bokoshe |
Expanding Stem | Small | Mississippian | Valid Type | |
Bolar Mountain | Triangle | Small | Woodland | Provisional Type | |
Bolen Type 1 (Side Notch) | Side Notch | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bolen Type 2 (Rocker Base) | Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bolen Type 3 (Long Stem) | Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bolen Type 4 (Corner Notch) | Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bolen Ace | Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bolen Recurve | Side Notch | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bolen Bevel | Side Notch | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bolen Extended Notch | Side Notch | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bolen E-Notch | Side Notch | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Collector Type | |
Bonham | Stemmed | Small | Mississippian / Late Pre-History | Valid Type | |
Bonito | Side Notch | Small | Developmental (Pueblo II and III) | Valid Type | |
Borax Lake | Stemmed | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Boss Hill Corner Notch | Expanding Stem | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bottleneck | Expanding Stem | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Boydton | Ovoid to Diamond | Medium to Large | Collector Type | ||
Bradford | Expanding Stemmed | Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Bradley Spike | Stemmed | Small to Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Brandywine | Corner Notch to Side Notch | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Brannon | Side Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bratton | Side Notch | Small to Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Brazo AKA for Darl Stemmed |
Stemmed | Medium | Middle Archaic | AKA Type | |
Brazo
Fishtail AKA: Rodgers Side Hollow (San Patrice Variant) |
Auriculate | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Breckenridge AKA: Breckenridge Dalton |
Auriculate | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type | |
Brewerton | Side Notch | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Brewerton Corner Notch | Corner Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Brewerton Eared | Side Notch | Small to Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Brewerton Eared Triangle | Side Notch / Triangle | Small to Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Briar
Creek AKA for Guilford Stemmed |
Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | AKA Type | |
Broad Corner Notch AKA for Jack's Reef Corner Notch |
Corner Notch | Medium | Woodland | AKA Type | |
Broad River | Stemmed | Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Brodhead Side Notch | Side to Corner Notch | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bronson | Triangle | Medium to Large | Transitional Archaic to Pre-History | Valid Type | |
Broward | Stemmed to Expanding Stemmed | Medium to Large | Woodland to Mississippian | Valid Type | |
Browns Valley | Lanceolate | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type | |
Brunswick | Side Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Buchanan Eared | Auriculate | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type | |
Buck Creek | Stemmed | Medium |
Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Buck Garden | Triangle | Small | Woodland | Cultural Type | |
Buck Gully |
Triangle | Small | Developmental | Provisional Type | |
Buck Taylor
Notch AKA: Red Horn |
Side Notch | Small | Historic | Valid Type | |
Bucks Lake | Stemmed | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Sub-type for Borax Lake | |
Buda AKA for Travis |
Stemmed | Medium | Middle Archaic | AKA Type | |
Buffalo Expanding Stem | Expanding Stem | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Buffalo Gap | Side Notch | Small | Developmental | Valid Type | |
Buffalo Stemmed | Stemmed | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Buggs Island | Stemmed | Small to Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bulbar | Stemmed | Small | Late Prehistory to Historic | Valid Type | |
Bull Brook | Auriculate | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Paleo | Valid Type | |
Bull Creek | Triangle | Small to Medium | Developmental | Valid Type | |
Bullen Knife | Side Notch | Medium | Woodland | Collector Type | |
Bullhead | Corner Notch | Medium | Late Archaic | Collector Type | |
Bulverde | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bulverde - Nopalera | Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Classic | Valid Type | |
Bundick Colbert Var. Bundick |
Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Small | Late Prehistoric | Collectors Type | |
Burkett | Stemmed | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Burnt Bluff | Corner Notch | Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Provisional Type | |
Burroughs | Ovoid | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Burwell | Stemmed | Small | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Buzzard
Roost Creek AKA Benton Auriculate |
Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |