Projectile Point Identification Guide

Lanceolate / Auriculate Shaped Projectile Points of

British Columbia

 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Lanceolate / Auriculate          
Agate Basin Ovoid to Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Annie Lake Lanceolate Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Anzick Clovis Lanceolate Large Paleo Valid Type
Basally Thinned Triangular Lanceolate to Triangular Medium Late 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
Firstview Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Haskett Type I Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Haskett Type II Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Moosehide Triangular Medium Middle Archaic Provisional Type
Peace River Fluted Lanceolate Medium Late Paleo Valid Type
Pelly Contracting Stem Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Skeena Lanceolate Lanceolate Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Spedis Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Collector Type
Whitehorse
AKA: P3
Lanceolate to Triangular Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Yukon Fishtail Auriculate Lanceolate Medium Transitional Archaic Provisional Type
Ovoid          
Cascade Ovoid Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Cascade Bi-Point
AKA: Kennewick
Ovoid / Bi-Point Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Cascade Knife Ovoid Medium to Very Large Early to Middle Archaic Collector's Type
Cody Knife Other Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Duke Point Diamond Diamond / Contracting Stem Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Provisional Type
Embarras Bi-Point Ovoid Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Lochnore Lanceolate Ovoid Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Mauer Ovoid Ovoid Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Provisional Type
Mayne Island Ovoid Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Provisional Type
Shuswap Lanceolate Lanceolate to Ovoid Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Slightly Stemmed Pentagonal Stemmed to Pentagonal Small 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 Bipoint Ovoid / Diamond Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Provisional Type
Yukon Constricting Stem Contracting Stem to Ovoid Medium to Large Late to Transitional Archaic Provisional Type
Triangle          
Duwamish Triangle Medium Prehistoric Provisional Type
Helen Point Triangle Small to Medium Classic to Historic Valid Type
Kamloops Pentagonal Triangular Small to Medium Prehistoric to Historic Valid Type
Minto Triangle Medium Transitional Paleo Provisional Type
Moosehide Triangular Medium Middle Archaic Provisional Type
Salish Triangular Triangle Small to Medium Prehistoric to Historic Cultural Type