Projectile Point Identification Guide

Lanceolate / Auriculate Shaped Projectile Points of

Minnesota

 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Lanceolate / Auriculate          
Agate Basin  Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Angostura Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Anzick Clovis Lanceolate Large Paleo Valid Type
Beaver Lake
AKA: Cumberland Un-Fluted
Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Browns Valley Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Clovis Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Clovis - St Louis
AKA: St. Louis
Lanceolate Medium to Large Paleo Sub-Type for Clovis
Clovis Unfluted Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Cumberland Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Dalton Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Dalton Hemphill Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Folsom Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Gainey Fluted Auriculate Lanceolate Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Goshen Lanceolate Medium Late Paleo Valid Type
Hell Gap Stemmed Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Hi-Lo Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Holcombe Lanceolate Small to Medium Late Paleo Valid Type
Lovell Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
McKean Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Meserve Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Midland Auriculate Small to Medium Late Paleo Valid Type
Plainview Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Quad Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Ovoid          
Adena Blade Ovoid Large Late Archaic to Woodland Preform Type
Cody Knife Stemmed to Ovoid Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Harahey
AKA: Four Bevel Knife
Ovoid Large Mississippian Valid Type
Nodena
AKA: Willow Leaf
Ovoid Medium Late Mississippian Valid Type
Nodena Banks
AKA: Banks
Ovoid Medium Late Mississippian Valid Type
North Bi-Face Ovoid Large Late Archaic to Woodland Cache Blade / Preform
Plains (Late) Knife Ovoid Medium Classic to Prehistoric Collector Type
Ramey Knife Ovoid Very Large Mississippian Valid Type
Triangle          
Cobbs Triangle Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Madison Triangle Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
Plains Triangular Knife
(Un-Notched Form)
Triangle Medium to Large Classic to Prehistoric Valid Type
Plains Triangle Triangle Small Classic to Developmental Valid Type