Projectile Point Identification Guide

Notched Projectile Points of

Louisiana


 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Side Notch          
Albany Spokeshave Side Notch Small to Medium Late Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
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 Side Bitch / Bifurcated 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
Cache River Side Notch Small to Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Collins Side Notch to Expanding Stem Small Woodland Valid Type
Cupp Corner Notch to Side Notch Medium to Large Mississippian / Prehistoric Valid Type
Greenbrier Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Hardaway Side Notch / Bifurcated Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Hardaway Palmer Side Notch / Bifurcated Small to Medium Early Archaic Collector Type
Harrell Side Notch Small Mississippian Valid Type
Haskell Side Notch Small Mississippian Valid Type
Huffaker Side Notch Small Mississippian Valid Type
Keota Side to Corner Notch Small Mississippian Valid Type
Opossum Bay Side Notch Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Pocola Side Notch / Bifurcated Small Late Woodland to Early Mississippian Valid Type
Reed Side Notch Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
San Patrice Auriculate / Side Notch Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
San Patrice Geneill Variety
AKA: Geneill
Auriculate / Side notch Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
San Patrice Keithville Variety
AKA: Keithville
Side Notch Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Trinity Side Notch Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Washita Side Notch Small Mississippian Valid Type
Washita Peno Side Notch Small Mississippian Provisional Type
Corner Notch          
Afton Corner Notch
AKA: Pentagonal Knife (Ohio River Valley)
Corner Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Agee Corner Notch Small to Medium Mississippian Valid Type
Cupp Corner Notch Medium to Large Mississippian / Prehistoric Valid Type
Edgefield Scraper Corner to Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Edgewood Corner Notch Small to Medium Transitional Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Edwards Corner Notch Small to Medium Woodland / Prehistoric Valid Type
Ellis Corner Notch Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Ensor
AKA: Juno Broad Base
Corner Notch Medium to Large Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Ensor Frio
Ensor Split Stem
Corner Notch / Bifurcated Medium to Large Transitional Archaic Collector Type
Kirk Corner Notch Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Marcos Corner Notch Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Martindale
AKA: Martindale Fishtail
Corner Notch / Bifurcated Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Palmer
AKA Small Kirk Corner Notch
Corner Notch Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Pipe Creek Expanding Stem to Corner Notch Small to Medium Woodland / Late Prehistoric Valid Type
Rockwall / St. Marion Expanding Stem to Corner Notch Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid 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          
Catahoula Stemmed / Basal Notch Small to Medium Mississippian / Late Prehistoric Valid Type
Late Archic Barbed
Round Base
Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic Provisional Type
Late Archic Barbed
Straight Base
Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic Provisional Type
Little River Basal Notch Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Collector Type
Marshall
AKA: Marshall Barbed,
Smithwick Small Stem
Bluffton Barbed
Basal Notch to Corner Notch Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Ouachita Basal Notch Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Smith Basal Notch Large to Very Large Middle Archaic Valid Type