Projectile Point Identification Guide

Alphabetical Listing of Projectile Points of

Maryland


 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Accokeek
Rossville Variant
Contracting Stem Small Early Woodland Variant type
Adena Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Adena Blade Ovoid Large Late Archaic to Woodland Preform Type
Adena Narrow Blade Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Adena Robins
AKA: Robins
Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Adena Snapped Base Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Collector Type
Adena Vanishing Stem Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Collector Type
Amos Corner Notch Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Bare Island Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Beaver Lake
AKA: Cumberland Un-Fluted
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
Broad Corner Notch
AKA for Jack's Reef Corner Notch
Corner Notch Medium Woodland AKA Type
Calvert Stemmed Small to Medium Early Woodland Valid Type
Canfield
AKA: Conodoquinet - Canfield
Contracting Stem Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Cattle Run Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Provisional Type
Charleston Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Chesapeake Diamond Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Provisional Type
Cinmar
AKA: Laurel Leaf
Ovoid Large Paleo Provisional Type
Clagett Side Notch Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Clovis Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Clovis Unfluted Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Conawago Stemmed Medium Late Archaic Provisional Type (may be same as, or sub-type of the Fox Creek type)
Conodoquinet Canfield
AKA: Canfield
Contracting Stem Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Cresap Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Cumberland Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Cumberland Unfluted
AKA for Beaver Lake
Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Dalton Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Dovetail
AKA for St. Charles Dovetail
Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic AKA Type
Drill Other Small to Large Paleo to Historic Valid Type
Dry Brook Fishtail Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Duncan's Island   Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Provisional Type
Fox Creek / Shelby Bay Stemmed Medium Woodland Valid Type
Genesee Stemmed Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Guilford Concave Base
AKA: Guilford Yuma
Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Guilford Round Base Leaf Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Guilford Stemmed
AKA: Briar Creek
Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Guilford Straight Base Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Hardaway Bifurcated Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Hardaway Blade Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Hardaway Dalton Auriculate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Hardaway Palmer Bifurcated Small to Medium Early Archaic Collector Type
Haw River Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Heavy Duty Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Heck Rockshelter Expanding Stem Large Woodland Valid Type
Hellgrammite Side Notch Small to Medium Early Woodland Valid Type
Holmes
AKA: Savannah River Narrow Stem
Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic Provisional Type
Jack's Reef Corner Notch
AKA: Broad Corner Notch
Corner Notch Medium Woodland Valid Type
Jack's Reef Pentagonal Triangle Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Kanawha Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Kirk Corner Notch Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Kirk Serrated Stemmed Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Kirk Snapped Base Stemmed Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Kirk Stemmed Stemmed Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Kirk (Serrated) Stemmed Bifurcated Stemmed / Bifurcated Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Koens Crispin Contracting Stem Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Lackawaxen Expanding Stem Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Lamoka Stemmed to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
LeCroy Stemmed / Bifurcated Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Lehigh Broadspear Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Levanna Triangle Small to Medium Mississippian Valid Type
MacCorkle
AKA: Large Bi-Face
Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Macpherson Expanding Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Madison Triangle Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
Meadowood
AKA: Hodges (Michigan)
Side Notch Medium to Large Early Woodland Valid Type
Meadowood Blade Triangle Medium to Large Early Woodland Preform
Milanville Ground Side Notch
Side Notch Medium Archaic Valid Type
Monocacy Stemmed Medium Late Archaic Provisional Type
Morrow Mountain
Type I
Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Morrow Mountain
Type II
Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Morrow Mountain Round Base Ovoid Medium Middle Archaic Collector Type
Morrow Mountain Straight Base Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Collector Type
Newmanstown Expanding Stem Medium to Large Middle Archaic Collector Type
Nomini Side Notch Small to Medium Late Middle Woodland Valid Type
Normanskill Expanding Stem Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Northumberland Fluted Lanceolate Medium to Large Paleo Collector Type
Orient Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Otter Creek Side Notch Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Palmer
AKA Small Kirk Corner Notch
Corner Notch Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Patuxent Expanding Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Provisional Type
Pequea Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Perkiomen Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Petalas Blade Ovoid Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Piney Island Stemmed Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Piscataway Contracting Stem Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Poplar Island Contracting Stem Medium to Large Middle Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Potomac Triangle Triangle Small Late Woodland to Early Mississippian Valid Type
Potts Stemmed   Middle Woodland Valid Type
Quad Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Redstone Auriculate Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Rossville Contracting Stem Medium Early Woodland Valid Type
Savannah River Stemmed Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Savannah River Long
AKA for Swatara Long
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Middle Archaic Collector Type
Savannah River Narrow Stem
AKA for Holmes
Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic Provisional Type
Savannah River Small Stemmed Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Schuylkill Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Shenks Ferry Triangle Medium Late Woodland Cultural Type
Shoop Auriculate Medium Paleo Valid Type
Snook Kill Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Southampton Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Collector Type
St. Albans Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
St. Charles Dovetail
AKA: Dovetail
Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Stanly Stemmed Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Susquehanna Bifurcated
AKA Susquehanna Valley
Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Susquehanna Broad Spear Expanding Stem to Side Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Susquehannock Triangle Triangle Small to Medium Mississippian Cultural Type
Swatara Long
AKA: Savannah River Long
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Middle Archaic Collector Type
Vernon Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Vosberg Corner Notch Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Waratan Side Notch Medium to Large Woodland Valid Type
Web Complex Blade Lanceolate Large Mississippian Provisional Type