Notched Projectile Points of the
Desert Southwest Region
Name | Picture | Shape | Size | Cultural Period | Validity |
Side Notch | |||||
Abiquiu |
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Side Notch | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type |
Armijo |
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Side Notch / Auriculate | Small to Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Atotonilco Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Preclassic | Valid Type |
Awatovi |
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Side Notch | Small | Developmental | Valid Type |
Black Mesa |
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Expanding Stem to Side Notch | Small or Medium | Transitional Archaic to Basketmaker II | Valid Type |
Bonito |
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Side Notch | Small | Developmental (Pueblo II and III) | Valid Type |
Buck Taylor
Notch AKA: Red Horn |
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Side Notch | Small | Historic | Valid Type |
Caracara |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Late Prehistory | Valid Type |
Cerro de Ayala Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small | Preclassic | Valid Type |
Chiricahua |
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Side Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Citrus Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Classic | Valid Type |
Cruz de la Boca Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Preclassic | Valid Type |
Del Carmen |
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Side Notch | Small | Classic - Prehistoric | Provisional Type |
Desert |
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Side Notch | Small | Classic | Valid Type |
Desert Delta |
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Side Notch | Small | Classic | Valid Type |
Desert Sierra |
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Side Notch | Small | Classic | Valid Type |
Dry Prong |
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Side Notch | Small | Developmental - Prehistory | Valid Type |
Durango |
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Side Notch | Small | Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Durango Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Medium | Preclassic to Classic | Valid Type |
Elko Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Figueroa |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Frio AKA: Walking Man |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Gatlin AKA: Hohokam |
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Side Notch | Medium | Prehistoric / Classic | Valid Type |
Graceros Side Notch Cruz de la Boca variant |
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Side Notch | Small | Transitional Archaic to Classic | Valid Type |
Guadiana Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small | Preclassic to Classic | Valid Type |
Harrell |
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Side Notch | Small | Mississippian | Valid Type |
Haskell |
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Side Notch | Small | Mississippian | Valid Type |
Hervideros Single Notch |
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Side to Corner Notch | Small | Transitional Archaic to Classic | Valid Type |
Kin Kletso (Pueblo Side Notch Sub-Type) |
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Side Notch | Small | Classic | Valid Type |
La Cueva |
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Side Notch | Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Provisional Type |
Los Banos Single Notch |
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Side to Corner Notch | Small | Transitional Archaic to Classic | Valid Type |
Maljamar |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Mimbre |
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Side Notch | Small | Developmental | Valid Type |
Navacoyan Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small | Preclassic | Valid Type |
Neff |
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Side Notch to Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type |
Northern Side
Notch AKA: Silent Snake |
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Side Notch | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Paisano |
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Side Notch | Medium | Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Point of the Pines |
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Side Notch | Small | Developmental / Late Prehistoric | Provisional Type |
Pueblo Side Notch Straight Base |
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Side Notch | Small | Classic to Late Prehistoric | Valid Type |
Pueblo Side Notch Concave Base |
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Side Notch | Small | Classic to Late Prehistoric | Valid Type |
Ridge Ruin |
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Side Notch | Small | Late Prehistoric / Developmental | Valid Type |
Rocker Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Rocker Side Notch- Elko Variant |
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Side to Corner Notch | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Variant Type |
Rocker Sudden Variant |
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Side Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Variant Type |
Rose Springs Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small | Late Prehistoric / Developmental | Valid Type |
Sacaton |
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Side Notch | Small | Developmental | Collector Type |
Salado |
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Side Notch | Small | Late Prehistoric to Historic | Valid Type |
San Jose |
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Expanding Stem to Side Notch | Small to Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
San Luis Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Provisional Type |
San Rafael |
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Side Notch | Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Santa Ana Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Medium | Transitional Archaic to Classic | Valid Type |
Sauceda Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small | Classic / Late Prehistoric | Valid Type |
Schroeder Basal Notch |
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Side Notch | Small | Preclassic | Valid Type |
Schroeder Side Notch Cruz de la Boca variant |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Classic | Valid Type |
Sitgreaves Serrated |
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Side Notch | Small | Developmental / Prehistory | Valid Type |
Snaketown Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small | Developmental | Valid Type |
Suchil Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Classic | Valid Type |
Sudden Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Temporal |
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Side Notch | Small | Developmental Pueblo II and III |
Valid Type |
Todsen |
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Side Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Provisional Type |
Toyah |
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Side Notch | Small | Late Prehistoric to Historic | Valid Type |
Trebbe Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Preclassic | Valid Type |
Ventana
Side Notch AKA: Luepp Side Notch and Squaw Mountain |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Walnut Canyon |
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Side Notch | Small | Developmental to Late Prehistoric | Provisional Type |
Washita |
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Side Notch | Small | Mississippian | Valid Type |
Washita Peno |
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Side Notch | Small | Mississippian | Provisional Type |
White Mountain Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small | Classic to Historic | Provisional Type |
Yavapai Side Notch Desert Sierra |
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Side Notch | Small | Developmental to Historic | Cultural Type |
Corner Notch | |||||
Amargosa (Elko Series) |
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Corner Notch | Medium | Transitional Archaic | Cultural Type |
Atotonilco Corner Notch |
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Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Preclassic | Valid Type |
Carlsbad |
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Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Developmental | Valid Type |
Chaco |
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Corner Notch | Small | Developmental | Valid Type |
Cienega
Corner Notch AKA: Tularosa |
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Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Developmental | Valid Type |
Convento |
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Expanding Stem to Corner Notch | Small | Prehistoric / Classic | Provisional Type |
Diablo Corner Notch |
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Expanding Stem to Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Dolores Expanding Stem |
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Expanding Stem to Corner Notch | Small | Developmental Pueblo I to Pueblo II |
Valid Type |
Edgewood |
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Corner Notch to Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type |
Edwards |
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Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Woodland / Prehistoric | Valid Type |
Elko Corner Notch |
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Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Elko Eared |
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Expanding Stem to Corner Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Ellis |
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Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type |
En Medio San Pedro Variant |
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Corner Notch | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | San Pedro Variant |
Ensor AKA: Juno Broad Base |
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Corner Notch | Medium to Large | Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Ensor Frio Ensor Split Stem |
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Corner Notch / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Transitional Archaic | Collector Type |
Hueco San Pedro Variant |
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Corner Notch | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | San Pedro Variant |
Marcos |
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Corner Notch | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Martindale AKA: Martindale Fishtail |
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Corner Notch / Bifurcated | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Metates Corner Notch |
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Corner Notch | Medium | Transitional Archaic to Preclassic | Valid Type |
Pasitas Side Notch |
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Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Late Prehistoric to Historic | Valid Type |
Rocker Corner Notch - Elko Variant |
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Side to Corner Notch | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Variant Type |
Rose Springs Corner Notch AKA: Rosegate |
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Corner Notch | Small | Late Prehistoric / Developmental | Valid Type |
San Antonio Corner Notch |
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Corner Notch | Medium | Late Archaic to Preclassic | Valid Type |
San Miguel Corner Notch |
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Corner Notch | Medium | Transitional Archaic to Preclassic | Valid Type |
Scallorn |
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Corner Notch | Small | Late Woodland to Mississippian | Valid Type |
Tesuque |
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Corner Notch | Small | Developmental to Classic / Prehistoric | Provisional Type |
Trujillo |
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Corner Notch | Small | Developmental | Valid Type |
Basal Notch | |||||
Bandy |
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Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Castroville |
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Basal Notch | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Charco |
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Stemmed | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Cienega Basal Notch AKA: Tularosa |
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Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Developmental | Valid Type |
Deadman's |
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Basal Notch | Small | Developmental - Prehistoric | Valid Type |
Eastgate |
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Basal Notch | Small | Developmental / Late Prehistory | Valid Type |
Eastgate Split Stem |
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Basal Notch / Bifurcated |
Small | Developmental / Late Prehistory | Valid Type |
Guadiana Barbed |
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Stemmed / Basal Notch | Medium | Preclassic | Valid Type |
Hodges |
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Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Developmental / Late Prehistoric | Valid Type |
Metates Barbed |
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Corner Notch to Basal Notch | Medium | Transitional Archaic to Preclassic | Valid Type |
Parowan |
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Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Developmental | Valid Type |
Sabinal |
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Expanding Stem | Small | Late Prehistoric | Valid Type |
Shumla |
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Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Slentz Barbed |
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Stemmed / Basal Notch | Medium | Transitional Archaic to Classic | Valid Type |