Projectile Point Identification Guide

Alphabetical Listing of Projectile Points of

Michigan


 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Ace of Spades Expanding Stem to Side Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid 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 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
Adena Waubesa
AKA for Waubesa
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland AKA Type
Affinis Snyder Corner Notch Medium Woodland Valid Type
Afton Corner Notch
AKA: Pentagonal Knife (Ohio River Valley)
Corner Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Afton Stemmed
AKA: Pentagonal Knife (Ohio River Valley)
Stemmed to Expanding Stem, Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Agate Basin Ovoid to Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Angostura Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Ansell Side Notch Medium Early to Middle Woodland Valid Type
Anzick Clovis Lanceolate Large Paleo Valid Type
Apple Blossom Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Ashtabula Expanding Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Barnes
AKA: Cumberland Barnes
Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Barry Basal Notch Large Middle Archaic Discontinued type - Re-sharpened Smith type
Black Sand
AKA for Godar
Side Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic AKA Type
Bottleneck Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic 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
Burnt Bluff Corner Notch Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Provisional Type
Chesser Expanding Stem Medium Woodland Valid Type
Clovis Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Clovis - Hazel
AKA: Hazel and Ross County
Auriculate / Lanceolate Medium to Large Paleo Sub-Type for Clovis
Hazel (Collectors Type)
Ross County (Valid Type)
Clovis - St Louis
AKA: St. Louis
Lanceolate Medium to Large Paleo Sub-Type for Clovis
Clovis Unfluted Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Cobbs Triangle Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Copper Stemmed (varies) Medium to Large Middle Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Crowfield Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Cumberland Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Cumberland - Barnes
AKA for Barnes
Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Dalton Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Decatur
AKA: Fracture Base Point
Expanding Stem to Corner Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Decatur Blade Triangle Medium Early Archaic Preform
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
Dustin Stemmed to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Early Ovoid Knife Side Notch / Ovoid Medium to Very Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Eastern Stemmed Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Generic Type
Edgefield Scraper Corner to Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Faulkner Side Notch Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Feeheley Corner to Side Notch Medium Late to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Four Bevel Knife
AKA for Harahey
Ovoid / Diamond Large Mississippian AKA Type
Fox Valley Bifurcated Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Fractured Base Point
AKA for Decatur
Corner Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic AKA Type
Fulton
AKA for Turkey Tail Fulton
Side Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Gainey Fluted Auriculate Lanceolate Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Genesee Stemmed Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Gibson Corner Notch Medium to Large Woodland Valid Type
Godar
AKA: Black Sand
Side Notch Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Harahey
AKA: Four Bevel Knife
Ovoid Large Mississippian Valid Type
Hardin
Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Hardin Barbed Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Harrison
AKA for Turkeytail Harrison
Side Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland AKA Type
Hazel
AKA for Ross County
Auriculate Lanceolate Medium to Large Paleo AKA Type
Heavy Duty Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Hebron
AKA for Turkeytail Hebron
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland AKA Type
Hi-Lo Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Hind Corner Notch Medium Terminal Archaic Valid Type
Hodges (Michigan)
AKA for Meadowood
Side Notch Medium to Large Early Woodland AKA Type
Holcombe Lanceolate Small to Medium Late Paleo Valid Type
Hopewell Corner Notch Medium to Large Woodland Valid Type
Hunt
(More Information Needed)
Side Notch Medium Late Archaic  
Innes Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Intrusive Mound Corner Notch Medium Woodland Valid 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
Kramer Stemmed Medium Lanceolate Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Lake Erie Stemmed / Bifurcated Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Lake Forest
(More Information Needed)
    Middle Woodland  
Lamoka Stemmed to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Lang Corner Notch Medium Woodland Valid Type
Large Bi-Face
AKA: MacCorkle
Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic AKA for MacCorkle
LeCroy Stemmed / Bifurcated Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Leimbach Stemmed Medium to Large Woodland Collector Type
Levanna Triangle Small to Medium Mississippian Valid Type
Long Bay
AKA for Port Maitland
Side Notch Small Middle Woodland AKA Type
Long Point
AKA for Angostura
Lanceolate Medium to Large Early Archaic AKA type
MacCorkle
AKA: Large Bi-Face
Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Madison Triangle Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
Manker Corner Notch Medium Woodland Valid Type
Meadowood
AKA: Hodges (Michigan)
Side Notch Medium to Large Early Woodland Valid Type
Meadowood Blade Triangle Medium to Large Early Woodland Preform
Merkle Contracting Stem Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Merom Expanding Stem to Corner Notch Small Late Archaic Valid Type
Meserve Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Midland
Pomranky Variant
Triangle Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Pomranky Variant
Minocqua Expanding Stem Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Motley Expanding Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Mund Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late Woodland Valid Type
Neuberger Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Newton Falls Side Notch Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
North Bi-Face Ovoid Large Late Archaic to Woodland Cache Blade / Preform
Norton Corner Notch Medium to Large Middle Woodland Valid Type
Palmer
AKA Small Kirk Corner Notch
Corner Notch Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Pentagonal Knife
AKA for Afton
Corner Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic AKA type
Perkiomen Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Pine Tree Corner Notch Corner Notch Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Plainview Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Plainville Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Pomranky Triangle Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Port Maitland
AKA: Long Bay
Side Notch Small Middle Woodland Valid Type
Quad Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Raccoon Creek Side Notch Medium Woodland Valid Type
Raddatz Side Notch Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Ross Barbed Basal Notch Large to Very Large Middle Woodland Valid Type
Ross Notched Basal Notch Large to Very Large Middle Woodland Valid Type
Ross Blade Lanceolate Large to Very Large Middle Woodland Valid Type
Ross County
AKA: Hazel Clovis
Auriculate Medium to Large Paleo Valid Type
Saginaw
Pomranky Variant
Triangle Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Variant Type
Satchell Stemmed Medium to large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Saugeen Expanding Stem Medium Woodland Valid Type
Scottsbluff Type I Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Scottsbluff Type II Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Smith Basal Notch Large to Very Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Snook Kill Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Snyder Corner Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid 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
St. Louis
AKA Clovis St. Louis
Lanceolate Medium to Large Paleo AKA type
Stanly Stemmed Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Steuben Expanding Stem Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Stone Square Stem Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Susquehanna Broad Spear Expanding Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Swan Creek
Pomranky Variant
Triangle Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Pomranky Variant
Table Rock Expanding Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Thebes Diagonal Notch Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Thebes Dogleg Notch Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Thebes Square Notch Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Thebes E Notch
AKA: Keyhole Thebes
Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Turkeytail Fulton
AKA: Fulton
Side Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Turkeytail Harrison
AKA: Harrison
Side Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Turkeytail Hebron
AKA: Hebron
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Vosberg Corner Notch Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Waubesa
AKA: Adena Waubesa
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Woodland Valid Type