Alphabetical Listing of Projectile Points of
British Columbia
Name | Picture | Shape | Size | Cultural Period | Validity |
Agate Basin | Ovoid to Lanceolate | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Aishihik Expanding Stem | Expanding Stem | Large | Transitional Archaic to Developmental | Provisional Type | |
Alberta | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Anderson Side Notch | Side Notch to Expanding Stem | Large | Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Annie Lake | Lanceolate | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Anzick Clovis | Lanceolate | Large | Paleo | Valid Type | |
Athapaskan Notched | Side Notch | Small | Athapaskan Culture | Valid Type | |
Athapaskan Stemmed AKA for Kavik Stemmed |
Contracting Stem to Stemmed | Small | Athapaskan Culture | AKA Type | |
Basally Thinned Triangular | Triangular | Medium | Late Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bitterroot | Side Notch | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Blackwater Side Notch Bitterroot Variant |
Side Notch | Medium | Early Archaic | Discontinued Type | |
Calderwood Bitterroot Variant |
Side Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Cascade | Ovoid | Medium to Large | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Cascade
Bi-Point AKA: Kennewick |
Ovoid / Bi-Point | Medium to Large | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Cascade Knife | Ovoid | Medium to Very Large | Early to Middle Archaic | Collector's Type | |
Cascade Shouldered | Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Chilcotin
Plateau |
Corner Notch / Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type in British Columbia Collector Type in Oregon |
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Clovis | Auriculate / Lanceolate | Small to Large | Paleo | Valid Type | |
Clovis Unfluted | Auriculate / Lanceolate | Small to Large | Paleo | Valid Type | |
Cody Knife | Other | Medium | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Cold Springs | Side Notch | Small to Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Departure Bay | Expanding Stem to Side Notch | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type | |
DeStaffany Stemmed | Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Destruction Bay Stemmed | Stemmed | Medium | Middle Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Drill | Other | Small to Large | Paleo to Historic | Valid Type | |
Duke Point Diamond | Diamond / Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Duncan | Stemmed | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Duwamish | Triangle | Medium | Prehistoric | Provisional Type | |
Eagle Lake British Columbia |
Early Archaic | More Information Needed | |||
Embarras Bi-Point | Ovoid | Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Firstview | Lanceolate | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Hanna | Expanding Stem | Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Hanna Northern AKA: Northern Hanna |
Side Notch | Medium | Late Archaic | Collector Type | |
Hartstene Island | Contracting Stem | Small | Prehistoric to Historic | Provisional Type | |
Haskett Type I | Lanceolate | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type | |
Haskett Type II | Lanceolate | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type | |
Hatwai | Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Head Smash In Corner Notch | Corner Notch | Small | Classic to Historic | Valid Type | |
Helen Point | Triangle | Small to Medium | Classic to Historic | Valid Type | |
High River | Corner Notch | Small | Developmental | Valid Type | |
Jensen | Corner Notch to Expanding Stem | Medium | Early Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Kamloops Pentagonal | Triangular | Small to Medium | Prehistoric to Historic | Valid Type | |
Kamloops Side Notch | Side Notch | Small | Pre-Historic to Historic | Valid Type | |
Kamut | Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Kavik Contracting Stem AKA: Kio-Kut and Athapaskan Stemmed |
Contracting Stem to Stemmed | Small | Athapaskan Culture | Valid Type | |
Kennewick AKA for Cascade Bi-Point |
Ovoid | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | AKA type | |
Lehman | Corner Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Lind Coulee Type 1 | Contracting Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type | |
Lind Coulee Type 2 | Contracting Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type | |
Lind Coulee Type 3 | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type | |
Lochnore | Side Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Lochnore Lanceolate | Ovoid | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Lockhart River | Side Notch to Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Mallory | Side Notch | Small to Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Maple Leaf Bitterroot Variant |
Expanding Stem | Medium | Middle Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Marpole Barbed | Basal Notch / Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Medium | Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Mauer Ovoid | Ovoid | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Mayne Barbed | Basal Notch / Contracting Stem | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Mayne Island | Ovoid | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Minto | Triangle | Medium | Transitional Paleo | Provisional Type | |
Moosehide | Triangular | Medium | Middle Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Mummy Cave | Expanding Stem | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Nesikep | Corner Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Nespelem Bar | Contracting Stem to Ovoid | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
OYKC Stemmed (On Your Knees Cave) |
Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Pahaska Side Notch | Side Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Parman | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Peace River Fluted | Lanceolate | Medium | Late Paleo | Valid Type | |
Pelly | Contracting Stem | Small | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Pender Canal | Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic to Developmental | Provisional Type | |
Pismo AKA for Rabbit Island |
Contracting Stem | Small | Transitional Archaic / Developmental | AKA Type | |
Plateau Horizon Basal Notch | Basal Notch | Medium | Transitional Archaic | Valid Type | |
Plateau Horizon Corner Notch | Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Developmental | Valid Type | |
Plateau Side Notch | Side Notch | Small | Prehistoric to Historic | Valid Type | |
Rabbit
Island Type A AKA: Pismo |
Contracting Stem | Small | Developmental | Valid Type | |
Rabbit
Island Type B AKA: Pismo |
Contracting Stem to Stemmed | Small | Developmental | Valid Type | |
Salish Side Notch | Side Notch | Small | Prehistoric to Historic | Cultural Type | |
Salish Stemmed | Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Small | Prehistoric to Historic | Cultural Type | |
Salish Triangular | Triangle | Small to Medium | Prehistoric to Historic | Cultural Type | |
Salmon River Fishtail | Side Notch | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Shuswap | Side Notch to Expanding Stem | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type | |
Shuswap Lanceolate | Lanceolate | Medium | Late to Transitional Arcahic | Valid Type | |
Skeena Lanceolate | Lanceolate | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Slightly Stemmed Pentagonal | Stemmed to Pentagonal | Small | Late Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Spedis | Lanceolate | Small to Medium | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Collector Type | |
Taan | Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Paleo | Valid Type | |
Taye | Contracting Stem / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Medium to Late Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Whitehorse AKA: P3 |
Lanceolate to Triangular | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Windust Type A | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Windust Type B | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Windust Type C | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Xil | Ovoid to Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Xilju | Ovoid to Contracting Stem | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Yonkee | Expanding Stem | Medium | Transitional Archaic | Valid Type | |
Yukon Bipoint | Ovoid / Diamond | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Yukon Constricting Stem | Contracting Stem to Ovoid | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Yukon Fishtail | Auriculate Lanceolate | Medium | Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Yukon Large Stemmed | Contracting Stem | Large | Provisional Type | ||
Yukon Small Tang | Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Yukon Stemmed | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | Provisional Type | |