Projectile Point Identification Guide

Lanceolate / Auriculate Shaped Projectile Points of

Alabama


 

    

 

 
Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Lanceolate / Auriculate          
Angostura Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Beaver Lake
AKA: Cumberland Un-Fluted		 Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Benjamin Lanceolate to Triangle Medium to Large Woodland Valid Type
Candy Creek Auriculate Medium Early to Middle Woodland Valid Type
Chattahoochee Dalton Auriculate to Triangle Medium Transitional Paleo Dalton Sub-Type
Chipola Auriculate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Clovis Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Clovis Unfluted Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Colbert- Dalton
AKA: Dalton Square Base		 Auriculate  Medium to Large  Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Coldwater Lanceolate Medium Late Paleo Valid Type
Conerly
AKA: Lively		 Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Copena Lanceolate Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Copena Articulated Auriculate Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Copena Triangular
AKA: Florida Copena		 Triangle Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Cotaco Blade Lanceolate Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Collector Type
Cumberland Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Dalton Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Dalton Greenbrier Auriculate to Side Notch Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Dalton Nuckolls Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Guilford Concave Base
AKA: Guilford Yuma		 Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Guilford Straight Base Lanceolate Medium Middle 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
Haw River Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Hinds Auriculate Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Jeff Auriculate to Triangle Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Marianna Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Exhausted Dalton
Meserve Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Nolichucky Auriculate Lanceolate Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Page - Ladson Auriculate Medium Paleo Provisional Type
Quad Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Redstone Auriculate Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Ross County
AKA: Hazel Clovis		 Auriculate Medium to Large Paleo Valid Type
San Patrice Auriculate / Side Notch Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
San Patrice Geneill Variety
AKA: Geneill		 Auriculate / Side Notch Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
San Patrice Hope Variety
AKA: Hope		 Auriculate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
San Patrice Leaf River Variety
AKA: Leaf River		 Auriculate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
San Patrice St. Johns Variety
AKA: St. Johns		 Auriculate / Side Notch Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Santa Fe
AKA: Dalton Santa Fe		 Auriculate Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Simpson Auriculate Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Snake Creek Blade Lanceolate to Ovoid Large to Very Large Late Archaic Collector Type
Stanfield Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Suwannee Auriculate Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Tallahassee
AKA: Dalton Tallahassee		 Auriculate Medium Early to Middle Woodland Valid Type
Union Side Notch Side Notch to Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid 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
Withlacoochee Auriculate Medium Late Paleo Collector Type
Ovoid          
Addison Micro-Drill Ovoid Small to Medium Woodland to Mississippian Collector Type
Adena Blade Ovoid Large Late Archaic to Woodland Preform Type
Copena Round Base Ovoid Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Duck River Blade   Ovoid Very Large Mississippian Valid Type
Flint River Spike Ovoid / Contracting Stem Small to Medium Middle to Late Woodland Valid Type
Guilford Round Base Ovoid Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Lerma Bi-Point Ovoid Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Lerma Round Base Ovoid Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Morrow Mountain Round Base Ovoid Medium Middle Archaic Collector Type
Nodena
AKA: Willow Leaf		 Ovoid Medium Late Mississippian Valid Type
Nodena Banks
AKA: Banks		 Ovoid Medium Late Mississippian Valid Type
Red Ocher Ovoid Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Tampa Ovoid Small Late Mississippian to Historic Valid Type
Tennessee River Ovoid Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Collector Type
Tennessee Saw Ovoid Very Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Triangle          
Benton Blade Triangle Medium to Large Middle Archaic Preform Type
Brewerton Eared Triangle Side Notch / Triangle Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Camp Creek Triangle Small to Medium Early to Middle Woodland Valid Type
Cobbs Triangle Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Decatur Blade Triangle Medium Early Archaic Preform
Fort Ancient Triangle Small to Medium Mississippian Valid Type
Fort Ancient Blade Triangle Medium to Large Mississippian Collector Type
Frazier Triangle to Lanceolate Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Greenville Triangle to Lanceolate Medium Early to Middle Woodland Valid Type
Guntersville
AKA: Dallas		 Lanceolate Small to Medium Late Mississippian to Historic Valid Type
Hamilton Triangle Triangle Small Woodland Valid Type
Jack's Reef Pentagonal Triangle Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Kirk Blade Triangle Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Madison Triangle Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
Montgomery Triangle Small Late Woodland Valid Type
Mouse Creek Triangle Small to Medium Late Mississippian Valid Type
O'Leno Triangle Medium Late Woodland Valid Type
Painted Rock Valley Triangle Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Pinellas Triangle Small Late Mississippian to Historic Valid Type
Safety Harbor Triangle Medium Woodland Valid Type
Sand Mountain Triangle Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type