Projectile Point Identification Guide

Stemmed Projectile Points of

Maryland


 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Contracting Stem          
Accokeek
Rossville Variant
Contracting Stem Small Early Woodland Variant type
Adena Vanishing Stem Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Collector Type
Cattle Run Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Provisional Type
Chesapeake Diamond Contracting Stem / Diamond Medium Middle Archaic Provisional Type
Conodoquinet Canfield
AKA: Canfield
Contracting Stem Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Guilford Stemmed
AKA: Briar Creek
Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Koens Crispin Contracting Stem Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Lehigh Broadspear Contracting Stem Medium to Large 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
Piscataway Contracting Stem Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Poplar Island Contracting Stem Medium to Large Middle Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Rossville Contracting Stem Medium Early Woodland Valid Type
Schuylkill Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Snook Kill Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Swatara Long
AKA: Savannah River Long
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Middle Archaic Collector 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
Adena Robins
AKA: Robins
Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Bare Island Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Calvert Stemmed Small to Medium Early Woodland Valid Type
Conawago Stemmed Medium Late Archaic Provisional Type (may be same as, or sub-type of the Fox Creek type)
Cresap Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Duncan's Island   Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Provisional Type
Fox Creek / Shelby Bay Stemmed Medium Woodland Valid Type
Genesee Stemmed Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Heavy Duty Stemmed  to Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Holmes
AKA: Savannah River Narrow Stem
Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic Provisional 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
Lamoka Stemmed to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
LeCroy Stemmed / Bifurcated Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Monocacy Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic Provisional Type
Pequea Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Piney Island Stemmed Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Potts Stemmed   Middle Woodland Valid Type
Savannah River Stemmed Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Savannah River Small Stemmed Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Stanly Stemmed to Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Expanding Stem          
Dry Brook Fishtail Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Heck Rockshelter Expanding Stem Large Woodland Valid Type
Kanawha Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Lackawaxen Expanding Stem to Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
MacCorkle
AKA: Large Bi-Face
Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Macpherson Expanding Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Newmanstown Expanding Stem to Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Collector Type
Normanskill Expanding Stem Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Orient Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Patuxent Expanding Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Provisional Type
Perkiomen Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Southampton Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Collector Type
St. Albans Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Susquehanna Bifurcated
AKA Susquehanna Valley
Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Susquehanna Broad Spear Expanding Stem to Side Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Vernon Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late Archaic Valid Type