Stemmed Projectile Points of
Alabama
Name | Picture | Shape | Size | Cultural Period | Validity |
Contracting Stem | |||||
Adena Vanishing Stem | Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Woodland | Collector Type | |
Bascom AKA: Rocker Blade |
Contracting Stem | Large | Late Archaic | Collector Type | |
Camben Gary Sub-type |
Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Gary Subtype | |
Conerly AKA: Lively |
Lanceolate to Contracting Stem | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Ebenezer AKA: Rudimentary Stemmed |
Contracting Stem | Small | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Eva Type I | Basal Notch / Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Flint River Spike | Ovoid / Contracting Stem | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Woodland | Valid Type | |
Gar Scale | Contracting Stem | Small | Late Woodland to Historic | Provisional Type | |
Gary | Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Guilford Stemmed AKA: Briar Creek |
Contracting Stem to Slightly Expanding Stem | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Hillsborough AKA: Bat Wing |
Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
LeFlore Subtype for Gary |
Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Gary Subtype | |
Mabin Subtype for Gary |
Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Gary Subtype | |
Maples | Contracting Stem | Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Marion AKA: Florida Archaic Stemmed |
Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Maybon Gary Sub-type |
Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Sub-Type | |
Melvern Gary Sub-type |
Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Sub-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 Straight Base | Contracting Stem | Medium | Middle Archaic | Collector Type | |
Newnan | Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Putman | Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Turkeytail Harrison AKA: Harrison |
Side Notch to Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Turkeytail Hebron AKA: Hebron |
Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Waubesa AKA: Adena Waubesa |
Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Weeden
Island AKA: Safety Harbor Stemmed and Cooley |
Contracting Stem | Small | Late Woodland | Provisional Type | |
Westo | Contracting Stem | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Stemmed | |||||
Abbey | Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Adena | Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Woodland | Valid Type | |
Adena Narrow Blade | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Woodland | Valid Type | |
Afton Stemmed AKA: Pentagonal Knife (Ohio River Valley) |
Stemmed to Expanding Stem, | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Alachua | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Appalachian | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Archusa | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Arredondo | Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Benton Broad Stem | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Benton Double Notch | Side Notch to Stemmed | Large to Very Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Benton Narrow Blade | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Sub-Type for Benton | |
Bradford | Stemmed to Expanding Stemmed | Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Bradley Spike | Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Small to Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Broad River | Stemmed | Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Broward | Stemmed to Expanding Stemmed | Medium to Large | Woodland to Mississippian | Valid Type | |
Buzzard
Roost Creek AKA Benton Auriculate |
Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Coosa Stemmed | Stemmed | Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Cotaco Creek | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Cottonbridge | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Dagger Knife | Stemmed | Large to Very Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Delhi | Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Duval Subtype 2 | Stemmed | Small to Medium | Late Woodland to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Elk River | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Elora | Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Eva Type II | Basal Notch / Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Flint Creek | Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Hamilton | Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Heavy Duty | Stemmed to Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Collector Type | |
Kays | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Kirk Serrated | Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Kirk Stemmed | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Kirk (Serrated) Stemmed Bifurcated | Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
LeCroy | Stemmed / Bifurcated | Small | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Ledbetter | Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Levy AKA: Florida Archaic Stemmed |
Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Limestone | Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Little Bear Creek | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Mouse Creek | Triangle to Stemmed | Small to Medium | Late Mississippian | Valid Type | |
Mulberry Creek | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
New Market | Stemmed | Small to Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Notchaway | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Woodland | Collector Type | |
Pickwick | Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Pontchartrain Type I | Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Pontchartrain Type II | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Rheems Creek | Stemmed | Small to Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Savannah River | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Shoals Creek | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Smithsonia | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
South Prong Creek | Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Stanly | Stemmed to Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Stone Square Stem | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Taylor | Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Vaughn | Stemmed | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Wacissa | Stemmed | Small to Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
White Springs | Stemmed | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Wright AKA: Cotaco Wright |
Stemmed | Medium | Woodland | Collector Type | |
Expanding Stem | |||||
Autauga | Expanding Stem | Small | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bakers Creek | Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Beacon Island | Expanding Stem | Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Benton | Expanding Stem to Stemmed | Medium to Very Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Benton Bottleneck | Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Sub-type of Benton | |
Big Slough | Expanding Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Boggy Branch Type I | Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Boggy Branch Type II | Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bolen Type 3 (Long Stem) | Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Cave Springs | Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Columbia | Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Crawford Creek | Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Cypress Creek | Expanding Stem to Corner Notch | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Decatur AKA: Fracture Base Point |
Expanding Stem to Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Durant's Bend | Expanding Stem to Triangle | Small | Woodland to Mississippian | Collectors Type | |
Duval Sub-type 1 | Expanding Stem to Side Notch | Small to Medium | Late Woodland to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Evans | Expanding Stem to Stemmed | Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Fairland | Expanding Stem to Corner Notch | Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Frederick | Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Gadsden | Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Woodland to Early Mississippian | Valid Type | |
Garth Slough | Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Gilchrist | Expanding Stem | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Hamilton Stemmed | Expanding Stem/ Stemmed to Basal Notch | Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Hardin |
Expanding Stem to Corner Notch | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Hardin Barbed | Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Jude | Expanding Stem to Stemmed | Small | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Kanawha | Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
MacCorkle AKA: Large Bi-Face |
Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
McIntire | Expanding Stem | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Motley | Expanding Stem to Corner Notch | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Mountain Fork | Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Mud Creek | Expanding Stem | Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Rice Lobed | Expanding Stem /. Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Russell Cave | Expanding Stem | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Sarasota | Expanding Stem | Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Seminole | Expanding Stem to Stemmed | Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Collector Type | |
St. Albans | Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Swan Lake | Expanding Stem | Small | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Sykes | Expanding Stem | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Table Rock | Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Wade | Expanding Stem to Basal Notched | Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |