Projectile Point Identification Guide

Alphabetical Listing of Projectile Points of

South Dakota


 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Agate Basin Ovoid to Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Alberta Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Allen
AKA for James "Jimmy" Allen
Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo AKA Type
Anderson Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Collector Type
Angostura Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Anzick Clovis Lanceolate Large Paleo Valid Type
Archaic Knife Triangle Medium to Large Middle Archaic Collector Type
Archaic Side Notch Side Notch Medium Middle Archaic Collector Type
Archaic Stemmed Stemmed Small to Medium Middle Archaic Collector Type
Archaic Triangle Triangle Small to Medium Middle Archaic Collector Type
Avonlea Carmichael
AKA: Carmichael
Side Notch / Bifurcated Small to Medium Late Woodland / Developmental Valid Type
Avonlea Gull Lake
AKA: Gull Lake
Side Notch / Bifurcated Small to Medium Late Woodland / Developmental Valid Type
Avonlea Timber Ridge
AKA: Timber Ridge
Side Notch Small to Medium Late Woodland / Developmental Valid Type
Badland Knife Woodland Varies Other Valid Type
Besant Side Notch Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Browns Valley Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Buffalo Gap Side Notch Small Developmental Valid Type
Carmichael
AKA for Avonlea Carmichael
Side Notch / Bifurcated Small to Medium Late Woodland / Developmental AKA Type
Clovis Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Clovis Unfluted Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Cody Knife Other Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Cut Bank Jaw Notch Side Notch Small Classic to Historic Valid Type
Deep Water
AKA for Sonota and Sahnish
Side Notch Medium Developmental / Woodland AKA Type
Drill Other Small to Large Paleo to Historic Valid Type
Duncan   Stemmed Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Eden
AKA: Yuma
Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Eden Eared Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Emigrant Side Notch Small Developmental / Late Prehistory Valid Sub-Type of Plains Side Notch
Farson Tri-Notch
Emigrant Basal Notch sub-type
Side Notch Small Developmental / Late Prehistory AKA for Emigrant Basal Notch
Folsom Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Four Bevel Knife
AKA for Harahey
Ovoid / Diamond Large Mississippian AKA Type
Frederick Lanceolate Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Glendo
(Arrow and Dart form)
Corner Notch Small to Medium Classic / Late Prehistoric Valid Type
Goshen Lanceolate Medium Late Paleo Valid Type
Green River Lanceolate Small Middle Archaic Valid Type
Gull Lake
AKA for Avonlea Gull Lake
Side Notch / Bifurcated Small to Medium Late Woodland / Developmental AKA Type
Hanna Expanding Stem Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Hanna Northern
AKA: Northern Hanna
Side Notch Medium Late Archaic Collector Type
Harahey
AKA: Four Bevel Knife
Ovoid Large Mississippian Valid Type
Hawken Expanding Stem Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Hell Gap Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
James "Jimmy" Allen
AKA: Allen
Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Larter Tanged Corner Notch Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Little Sioux Side Notch Small to Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Logan Creek Side Notch Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Long Point
AKA for Angostura
Lanceolate Medium to Large Early Archaic AKA type
Lookingbill Side Notch Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Lovell Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Lusk Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Mallory Side Notch Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
McKean Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Meserve Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Mid Tang Knife Other Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Midland Auriculate Small to Medium Late Paleo Valid Type
Mummy Cave Expanding Stem Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Mummy Cave
AKA for Wapiti Corner Notch
Corner Notch Small Developmental Discontinued Type (Wapiti)
Collector Type (Mummy Cave)
Nanton Wide Round Base Side Notch Small Developmental Valid Type
Northern Hanna Expanding Stem Medium Middle to Late Archaic Collector Type
Oxbow
AKA: Parkdale (Minnesota)
Side Notch / Bifurcated Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Paskapoo
Plains Side Notch Variant
Side Notch Small Classic to Historic Valid Type
Pekisko
Plains Side Notch Variant
Side Notch Small Classic to Historic Valid Type
Pelican Lake
Corner Notch Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Pelican Lake Harder Variety
AKA for Wray
Basal Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic AKA type / Collector type
Perry
AKA for Hanna
Expanding Stem Medium Middle to Late Archaic AKA Type
Plains (Late) Knife Ovoid Medium Classic to Prehistoric Collector Type
Plains Side Notch Side Notch Small to Medium Classic to Historic Valid Type
Plains Triangular Knife (Notched Form)
Side Notch to Expanding Stem Medium to Large Classic to Prehistoric Valid Type
Plains Triangular Knife
(Un-Notched Form)
Triangle Medium to Large Classic to Prehistoric Valid Type
Plains Triangle Triangle Small Classic to Developmental Valid Type
Plainview Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Prairie Side Notch Side Notch Small Developmental Valid Type
Pryor Auriculate Medium to Large Mountain Paleo Valid Type
Rustad Quarry Side to Corner Notch Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Samantha Arrow Corner Notch Small to Medium Transitional Archaic to Developmental Valid Type
Samantha Dart Corner Notch Small to Medium Transitional Archaic to Developmental Valid Type
Scottsbluff Type I Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Scottsbluff Type II Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Simonsen Side Notch Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Sonota
AKA: Deep Water and Sahnish
Side Notch Medium Developmental / Woodland Valid Type
Stott Side Notch Small Developmental Valid Type
Swift Current Fishtail Side Notch Small to Medium Developmental Valid Type
Timber Ridge
AKA for Avonlea Timber Ridge
Side Notch Small to Medium Late Woodland / Developmental AKA Type
Tompkins Side/Corner Notch One side side notch
One side corner notch
Small Developmental Valid Type
Turin Side Notch Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Wapiti Corner Notch
AKA: Mummy Cave
Corner Notch Small Developmental Discontinued Type (Wapiti)
Collector Type (Mummy Cave)
Washita Side Notch Small Mississippian Valid Type
Wray
AKA Pelican Lake Harder Variety
Basal Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic Collector Type
Yonkee Expanding Stem Medium Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Yuma
AKA for Eden
Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic AKA Type