Projectile Point Identification Guide

Alphabetical Listing of Projectile Points of

Nova Scotia


 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Barnes
AKA: Cumberland Barnes
Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Clovis Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Clovis Unfluted Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Colburn
Mansion Inn Variant
Stemmed Medium to Large Early Woodland Valid Type
Cumberland - Barnes
AKA for Barnes
Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Drill Other Small to Large Paleo to Historic Valid Type
Dudley
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Mansion Inn / Wayland variant
Madison Triangle Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
Mansion Inn
Colburn Variant
Stemmed Medium to Large Early Woodland Valid Type
Mansion Inn
Dudley Variant
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Early Woodland Valid Type
Mansion Inn
Waterton Variant
Contracting Stem Large to Very Large Early Woodland Valid Type
Otter Creek Side Notch Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Parkhill Auriculate Lanceolate Medium to Large Paleo Valid Type
Ste Anne
AKA: Varney
Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Varney Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Watertown
Mansion Inn Variant
Contracting Stem Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Variant Type