Projectile Point Identification Guide

Alphabetical Listing of Projectile Points of

Rhode Island


 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Atlantic Phase Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Bare Island Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Beekman Triangle Small Middle Archaic Valid Type
Boats Blade Ovoid Large 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
Cape Point       More Information Needed
Clovis Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Clovis Unfluted Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Coburn
Mansion Inn Variant
Stemmed Medium to Large Early Woodland Valid Type
Dalton Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Debert
AKA: Clovis Debert
Auriculate Medium to Large Late 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
Frost Island Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Genesee Stemmed Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Greene Ovoid Medium Late Woodland Valid Type
Hawes
(More Information Needed)
Side Notch Medium to Large Woodland  
Heavy Duty Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Hi-Lo Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Hunter Brook Triangle Small Middle Archaic 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
Koens Crispin Contracting Stem Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Lackawaxen Expanding Stem Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Lagoon Stemmed Small to Medium Middle Woodland Valid Type
Lamoka Stemmed to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Lehigh Broadspear Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Levanna Triangle Small to Medium Mississippian Valid Type
Madison Triangle Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
Mansion Inn
Coburn 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
Meadowood
AKA: Hodges (Michigan)
Side Notch Medium to Large Early Woodland Valid Type
Meadowood Blade Triangle Medium to Large Early Woodland Preform
Merrimack Stemmed Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Michaud / Neponset Auriculate Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid 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
Neville Contracting Stemmed Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid 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
Perkiomen Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Quad Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Snappit Triangle Triangle Small to Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Snook Kill Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Squibnocket Stemmed Stemmed Small to Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Squibnocket Triangle Triangle Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
St. Albans Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Ste Anne
AKA: Varney
Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Stanly Stemmed Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Stark Contracting Stem Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Susquehanna Broad Spear Expanding Stem to Side Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Sylvan Lake Side Notch to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Taunton River Bifurcated
AKA: Titicut Bifurcated
Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Varney Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Vosberg Corner Notch Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Wading River Stemmed Small Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Wapanucket Expanding Stem Medium to Very Large Middle Archaic Collector Type
Watertown
Mansion Inn Variant
Contracting Stem Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Variant Type
Wayland Expanding Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type