Projectile Point Identification Guide

Alphabetical Listing of Projectile Points of

South Carolina


 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Addison Micro-Drill Other Small to Medium Woodland to Mississippian Collector Type
Alamance Auriculate Medium Late Paleo Valid Type
Allendale
AKA: MALA (Middle Archaic Late Archaic)
Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Collector Type
(Most professional literature refers to these as MALA points, but the University of Tennessee has referenced this name)
Angelico Corner Notch Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Appalachian Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Badin Triangle Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Bascom
AKA: Rocker Blade
Contracting Stem Large Late Archaic Collector Type
Beaver Lake
AKA: Cumberland Un-Fluted
Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Briar Creek
AKA for Guilford Stemmed
Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic AKA Type
Big Sandy Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Big Sandy Broad Base Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Big Sandy Contracting Base / Big Sandy Auriculate Bifurcated Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Big Sandy E Notch
AKA: Key Notch
Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Big Sandy Leighton Base
AKA: Leighton
Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Bolen Type 1 (Side Notch) Side Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Bolen Type 2 (Rocker Base) Corner Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Bolen Type 3 (Long Stem) Expanding Stem Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Bolen Type 4 (Corner Notch) Corner Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Bolen Ace Corner Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Bolen Recurve Side Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Bolen Bevel Side Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Broad Corner Notch
AKA for Jack's Reef Corner Notch
Corner Notch Medium Woodland AKA Type
Broad River Stemmed Medium Woodland Valid Type
Buggs Island Stemmed Small to Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Camp Creek Triangle Small to Medium Early to Middle Woodland Valid Type
Chattahoochee Dalton Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo Dalton Sub-Type
Citrus Basal Notch Medium Early to Middle 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 Unfluted Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Cobbs Triangle Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Conerly
AKA: Lively
Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Connestee Triangle Small to Medium 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
Dalton Chattahoochee
AKA for Chattahoochee
Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo AKA Type
Dalton Greenbrier Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic 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
Deep Notch
AKA for Lost Lake
Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic AKA 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
Edgefield Scraper Corner to Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Elora Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Fort Ancient Triangle Small to Medium Mississippian Valid Type
Fort Ancient Blade Triangle Medium to Large Mississippian Collector Type
Fountain Creek Side Notch Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Fractured Base Point
AKA for Decatur
Corner Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic AKA Type
Garden Creek Triangular Triangle Small Middle Woodland Valid Type
Garth Slough Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Gilchrist Expanding Stem Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Greenbrier Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Greenville Lanceolate Medium Early to Middle Woodland 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
Halifax Side Notch to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Middle to Late 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
Hazel
AKA for Ross County
Auriculate Lanceolate Medium to Large Paleo AKA Type
Heavy Duty Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Hernando Basal Notch Small to Medium Early to 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
Jude Stemmed Small Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic 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
Lafayette Corner Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Large Bi-Face
AKA: MacCorkle
Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic AKA for MacCorkle
LeCroy Stemmed / Bifurcated Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Ledbetter Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Leighton
AKA for Big Sandy Leighton
Side Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic AKA type
Lively
AKA for Conerly
Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Lost Lake
AKA: Deep Notch
Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
MacCorkle
AKA: Large Bi-Face
Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Madison Triangle Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
MALA
(Middle Archaic Late Archaic)
AKA: Allendale
Middle to Late Archaic Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Marianna Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Exhausted Dalton
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
Otarre Stemmed Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Page - Ladson Auriculate Medium Paleo Provisional Type
Palmer
AKA Small Kirk Corner Notch
Corner Notch Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Paris Island Expanding Stem Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Pickwick Stemmed Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Pigeon Side Notch Side Notch Medium Middle Woodland Valid Type
Pine Tree Corner Notch Corner Notch Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Pisgah Triangle Small Mississippian Valid Type
Plott Short Stem Stemmed Medium Early Woodland Valid Type
Quad Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Redstone Auriculate Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Rheems Creek Stemmed Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Rocker Blade
AKA for Bascom
Contracting Stem Large Late Archaic AKA (Collector) Type
Rocky River Basal Notch Stemmed to Slightly Expanding Medium to Large Early Archaic Provisional Type
Ross County
AKA: Hazel Clovis
Auriculate Medium to Large Paleo Valid Type
Rowan Side Notch Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Safety Harbor Triangle Medium Woodland Valid Type
Savannah River Stemmed Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Savannah River Small Stemmed Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Simpson Auriculate Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
South Appalachian Pentagonal Triangle Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
South Prong Creek Stemmed Medium to Large Late 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
Stanfield Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Stanly Stemmed Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Stanly Narrow Stem Stemmed Medium Early to Middle Archaic Collector Type
Suwannee Auriculate Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Swannanoa Stemmed Small Early Woodland Valid Type
Taylor Side Notch
AKA: Spinners
Side Notch Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Thelma Short Stem Stemmed Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Transylvania Triangle Triangle Medium to Large Early Woodland Valid Type
Uwharrie Triangle Small Woodland Valid Type
Van Lott Side Notch Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Waratan Side Notch Medium to Large Woodland Valid Type
Wateree Stemmed Medium Early Woodland Collector Type
Wheeler Excurvate Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Wheeler Expanded Auriculate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Wheeler Lanceolate
Wheeler Triangular
Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Wheeler Recurvate Auriculate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Yadkin Triangle Small to Medium Late Woodland to Early Mississippian Valid Type
Yadkin Eared Side Notch Small to Medium Late Woodland to Early Mississippian Valid Type