Projectile Point Identification Guide

Notched Projectile Points of the

Gulf Coastal Region


 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Side Notch          
Big Sandy Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Big Sandy Broad Base Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Big Sandy Contracting Base / Big Sandy Auriculate Bifurcated / Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Big Sandy E Notch
AKA: Key Notch
Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Big Sandy Leighton Base
AKA: Leighton
Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Bolen Type 1 (Side Notch) Side Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Bolen Recurve Side Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Bolen Bevel Side Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Bolen Extended Notch Side Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Bolen E-Notch Side Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic Collector Type
Bullen Knife Side Notch to Corner Notch Medium Woodland Collector Type
Chipola Auriculate to Side Notch / Bifurcated Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Duval Subtype 3   Side Notch to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late Woodland to Early Woodland Valid Type
Florida Greenbrier
(Concave Base)
AKA: Osceola Greenbrier, Nipple Point
Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Florida Greenbrier
(Nipple Base)
AKA: Osceola Greenbrier, Nipple Point
Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Gilchrist Expanding Stem to Side Notch Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Greenbrier Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Hardaway Bifurcated to Side Notch Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Hardaway Palmer Side Notch to Corner Notch / Bifurcated Small to Medium Early Archaic Collector Type
Jackson Side Notch Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
San Patrice Keithville Variety
AKA: Keithville
Side Notch Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Union Side Notch Side Notch to Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Waller Knife Side Notch to Stemmed Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Washington Side Notch Small Woodland Provisional Type
Yadkin Eared Side Notch Small to Medium Late Woodland to Early Mississippian Valid Type
Corner Notch          
Bolen Type 2 (Rocker Base) Corner Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Bolen Type 4 (Corner Notch) Corner Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Bolen Ace Corner Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Edgefield Scraper Corner to Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Kirk Corner Notch Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Lafayette Corner Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Leon Corner Notch Small Late Woodland Valid Type
Lost Lake
AKA: Deep Notch
Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Ocala
AKA: Poppa Taylor
Corner Notch to Basal Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Palmer
AKA Small Kirk Corner Notch
Corner Notch Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Plevna
St. Charles Dovetail Variant
Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Variant type
Scallorn Corner Notch Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
St. Charles Dovetail
AKA: Dovetail
Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Basal Notch          
Citrus Basal Notch Medium Early to Middle Woodland Valid Type
Clay Basal Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Culbreath Basal Notch Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Furr Basal Notch Medium to Large Middle Archaic Provisional Type
Hernando Basal Notch Small to Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type