Projectile Point Identification Guide

Stemmed Projectile Points of

Alaska


 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Contracting Stem          
Dutch Harbor Stemmed Contracting Stem Small to Medium Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Kavik Contracting Stem
AKA: Kio-Kut and Athapaskan Stemmed
Contracting Stem to Stemmed Small Athapaskan Culture Valid Type
Pelly Contracting Stem Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Portage Contracting Stem Medium Artic Cultural Traditions Valid Type
Rat Island Stemmed Contracting Stem Medium to Large Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Slightly Stemmed Pentagonal Stemmed to Pentagonal Small Late Archaic Provisional Type
Taan Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Taye Contracting Stem / Bifurcated Medium to Large Medium to Late Archaic Provisional Type
Xil Ovoid to Contracting Stem Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Xilju Ovoid to Contracting Stem Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Yukon Constricting Stem Contracting Stem to Ovoid Medium to Large Late to Transitional Archaic Provisional Type
Yukon Large Stemmed Contracting Stem Large   Provisional Type
Yukon Small Tang Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Provisional Type
Stemmed          
Aleutian Curve Blade Stemmed to Side Notch Medium to Large Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Bear Stemmed Medium to Large Norton Tradition Valid Type
Bear Bifurcated Stemmed / Bifurcated Medium to Large Norton Tradition Valid Type
Chignik Dart Stemmed Medium Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Chignik Stemmed Stemmed Medium to Large Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Destruction Bay Stemmed Stemmed Medium Middle Archaic Provisional Type
Kayuk
(Denbigh Variant)
Stemmed Small to Medium Artic Small Tool Tradition Valid Type
Kuki
Bear Sub-type
Stemmed Small to Medium Norton Tradition Collector Type
Nuwuks
Bear Sub-Type
Stemmed Large Norton Phase Collector Type
OYKC Stemmed
(On Your Knees Cave)
Stemmed to Contracting Stem Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Provisional Type
Point Barrow Stemmed Medium to Large Norton Tradition Area Specific
Point Hope
AKA: Bear Type 5
Stemmed Large Norton Tradition Bear Subtype
Repeating Lance/
Thrusting Lance
Stemmed Medium to Large Norton Tradition Valid Type
Siberian Stemmed Medium to Large Siberian Yupik Valid Type
Unalakleet
Bear Subtype
Stemmed Medium to Large Norton Tradition Bear Subtype
Utkiavik Stemmed Small to Medium Norton Tradition Valid Type
Utkiavwin
Bear Subtype
Stemmed Large Norton Tradition Bear Subtype
Whale Stemmed Medium to Large Northern Artic Tradition Valid Type
Yukon Stemmed Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic Provisional Type
Expanding Stem          
Aishihik Expanding Stem Expanding Stem Large Transitional Archaic to Developmental Provisional Type
Anderson Side Notch Side Notch to Expanding Stem Large Transitional Archaic Provisional Type
Kamut Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Palisades
AKA: Kotzebue Bay
Side Notch to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late Northern Archaic Tradition Valid Type
Ugashik Expanding Stem to Stemmed Small to Medium Northern Artic Tradition Valid Type
Unalaska Fishtail Expanding Stem Medium to Large Aleutian Tradition Valid Type