Projectile Point Identification Guide

Stemmed Projectile Points of

Kentucky


 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Contracting Stem          
Adena Vanishing Stem Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Collector Type
Camden
Subtype for Gary Contracting Stem
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Gary Subtype
Cogswell Contracting Stem Contracting Stem Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Dickson
AKA: Adena Dickson
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Eva Type I Basal Notch / Contracting Stem Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Gary Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Guilford Stemmed
AKA: Briar Creek
Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Hidden Valley
AKA: Rice Contracting Stem
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Karnak Stemmed Contracting Stem Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
LeFlore
Subtype for Gary
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Gary Subtype
Mabin
Subtype for Gary
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Gary Subtype
Maples Contracting Stem Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Maybon
Gary Sub-type
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Sub-Type
Melvern
Gary Sub-type
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Sub-Type
Merkle Side Notch / Contracting Stem Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Morrow Mountain
Type I
Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Morrow Mountain
Type II
Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Morrow Mountain Straight Base Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Collector Type
Robeson Contracted Stem
AKA: Riverton
Contracting Stem Small Late Archaic Valid Type
Turkeytail Harrison
AKA: Harrison
Side Notch to Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Turkeytail Hebron
AKA: Hebron
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Waubesa
AKA: Adena Waubesa
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Woodland Valid Type
Stemmed          
Adena Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Adena Narrow Blade Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Afton Stemmed
AKA: Pentagonal Knife (Ohio River Valley)
Stemmed to Expanding Stem, Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Appalachian Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Benton Broad Stem Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Benton Double Notch Side Notch / Stemmed Large to Very Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Benton Narrow Blade Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Sub-Type for Benton
Bradley Spike Stemmed Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Buck Creek Barbed Stemmed Medium
Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Buggs Island Stemmed Small to Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Buzzard Roost Creek
AKA Benton Auriculate
Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Church Hill Stemmed Medium Early Archaic Provisional Type
Cotaco Creek Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Cresap Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Dagger Knife Stemmed Large to Very Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Delhi Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Eastern Stemmed Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Generic Type
Elk River Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Etley Stemmed to Expanding Stem Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Eva Type II Basal Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Heavy Duty Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Holland Stemmed Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Johnson Stemmed Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Jude Stemmed to Expanding Stem Small Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Kays Stemmed Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Kirk Serrated Stemmed Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Kirk Stemmed Stemmed Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Kirk (Serrated) Stemmed Bifurcated Stemmed / Bifurcated Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Kramer Stemmed Medium Lanceolate Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Lake Erie Stemmed / Bifurcated Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Lamoka Stemmed to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
LeCroy Stemmed / Bifurcated Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Ledbetter Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Little Bear Creek Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
McWhinney Heavy Stem Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
New Market Stemmed Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Pickwick Stemmed Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Poag Stemmed Stemmed Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Pontchartrain Type I Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Rheems Creek Stemmed Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Robins
AKA: Adena Robins
Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Rowlett Stemmed Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Saratoga Broad Blade Stemmed Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Saratoga Parallel Stem Stemmed Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Savannah River Stemmed Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Scherschel Stemmed Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Scottsbluff Type I Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Scottsbluff Type II Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Smithsonia Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Stanly Stemmed / Bifurcated Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Steubenville Stemmed Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Stone Square Stem Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Stringtown Spurred Stem Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
White Springs Stemmed Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Wright
AKA: Cotaco Creek Wright
Stemmed Medium Woodland Collector Type
Expanding Stem          
Alba Expanding Stemmed Small to Medium Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
Ashtabula Expanding Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Bakers Creek Expanding Stem Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Beacon Island Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Benton Expanding Stem to Stemmed Medium to Very Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Benton Bottleneck Expanding Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Sub-type of Benton
Big Slough Expanding Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Bottleneck Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Cave Springs Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Chesser Expanding Stem Medium Woodland Valid Type
Crawford Creek Expanding Stem Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Cypress Creek Corner Notch to Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Decatur
AKA: Fracture Base Point
Expanding Stem to Corner Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Evans Expanding Stem to Stemmed Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Ferry
AKA: Barbeau
Expanding Stem Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Fishspear Expanding Stem Medium to Large Woodland Valid Type
Frederick Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Garth Slough Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Go Kart
Etley Variant
Expanding Stem Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Grand Corner Notch to Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Halifax Side Notch to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Hamilton Stemmed Expanding Stem to Basal Notch Medium Woodland Valid Type
Hardin
Expanding Stem to Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Hardin Barbed Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Hardin Knobbed Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Hardove Corner Notch to Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Harpeth River Expanding Stem Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Iddins Undifferentiated Stem Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Kanawha Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Lowe Expanding Stem Medium Woodland Valid Type
MacCorkle
AKA: Large Bi-Face
Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
McIntire Expanding Stem Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Merom Expanding Stem Small Late Archaic Valid Type
Motley Expanding Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Mud Creek Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Patrick Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Small to Medium Late Archaic Provisional Type
Pipe Creek Expanding Stem Small to Medium Woodland / Late Prehistoric Valid Type
Rice Lobed Expanding Stem /. Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Russell Cave Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Saratoga Expanding Stem Expanding Stem Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Schild Spike Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
Sequoyah Expanding Stem to Corner Notch Small Late Woodland to Early Mississippian Valid Type
St. Albans Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Steuben Expanding Stem Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Swan Lake Expanding Stem Small Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Sykes Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Table Rock Expanding Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Trimble
(Riverton Series)
Expanding Stem to Side Notch Small Late Archaic Valid Type
Wade Expanding Stem to Basal Notched Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Weems Expanding Stem to Stemmed Medium Early Woodland Valid Type