Projectile Point Identification Guide

Lanceolate / Auriculate Shaped Projectile Points of

Arkansas


 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Lanceolate / Auriculate          
Agate Basin  Lanceolate to Ovoid Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Angostura Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Arkabutla Articulated Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Breckenridge
AKA: Breckenridge Dalton
Auriculate / Side Notch Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Browns Valley Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo 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
Copena Lanceolate Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Cumberland Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Dalton Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Dalton Greenbrier Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Dalton Hemphill Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Dalton Hempstead Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Dalton Sloan Auriculate Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Folsom Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Gainey Fluted Auriculate Lanceolate Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Golondrina
AKA: Golondrina Plainview
Auriculate Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Goshen Lanceolate Medium Late Paleo 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
Hell Gap Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Hempstead
AKA Dalton Hempstead
Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo AKA Type
Hinds Auriculate Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Holland Stemmed / Expanding Stem to Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Kisatchie
AKA: San Patrice Kisatchie, Dalton Kisatchie
Lanceolate / Auriculate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Meserve Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Mineral Springs Lanceolate to Triangle Large Mississippian Valid Type
Morse Knife Lanceolate Large to Very Large Woodland Valid Type
Packard Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Pelican Auriculate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Pike County Auriculate Large Late Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Plainview Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Quad Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Redstone Auriculate Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Rodgers Side Hollow
AKA: Brazo Fishtail
Auriculate Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Ross County
AKA for Clovis Hazel
Auriculate Medium to Large Paleo Valid Type
San Patrice Hope Variety
AKA: Hope
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
Sedgwick Lanceolate / Auriculate Medium to Large Middle to Late Paleo Valid Type
Searcy
AKA: Rice Lanceolate
Stemmed Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
St. Louis
AKA Clovis St. Louis
Lanceolate Medium to Large Paleo Valid type
Wadlow Lanceolate Large to Very Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Ovoid          
Addison Micro-Drill Ovoid Small to Medium Woodland to Mississippian Collector Type
Caddo Blade Ovoid Very Large Mississippian Collector Type
Cody Knife Other Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Duck River Blade   Ovoid Very Large Mississippian Valid Type
Early Ovoid Knife Side Notch / Ovoid Medium to Very Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Harahey
AKA: Four Bevel Knife
Ovoid to Diamond Large Mississippian Valid Type
Leflore Blade Ovoid Large to Very Large Mississippian Collector 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
Mahaffey Ovoid Medium Transitional Paleo 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
Triangle          
Bronson Triangle Medium to Large Transitional Archaic to Pre-History Valid Type
Cobbs Triangle Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Copena Triangular
AKA: Florida Copena
Triangle Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Fresno Triangle Small Historic / Mississippian Valid Type
Friday Bi-Face Triangle Medium to Very Large Late Archaic to Late Prehistoric Valid Type
Gahagan Bi-Face Triangle to Lanceolate Large Late Archaic to Late Prehistoric / Woodland Valid Type
Madison Triangle Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
Maud Triangle Small Mississippian Valid Type
Shetley   Triangle to Lanceolate Small Mississippian Valid Type
Snow Lake Triangle Small Mississippian Collector Type
Talco Triangle Small to Medium Late Prehistoric to Historic / Mississippian Valid Type