Lanceolate Projectile Points of the Northwest Territories

Projectile Point Identification Guide

Lanceolate / Auriculate Shaped Projectile Points of the
Northwest Territories

Name	Picture	Shape	Size	Cultural Period	Validity
*Lanceolate / Auriculate*
Agate Basin		Ovoid to Lanceolate	Medium to Large	Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic	Valid Type
Clovis		Auriculate / Lanceolate	Small to Large	Paleo	Valid Type
Clovis Unfluted		Auriculate / Lanceolate	Small to Large	Paleo	Valid Type
Denbigh		Lanceolate	Medium	Artic Small Tool Tradition	Valid Type
Mesa		Lanceolate	Medium to Large	Transitional Paleo	Valid Type
Sluiceway		Lanceolate	Large	Artic Tradition	Valid Type
*Ovoid*
Chindadn		Triangle to Ovoid	Small	Paleo - Artic Tradition	Valid Type
Naknek		Lanceolate to Triangular / Ovoid	Medium	Artic Small Tool Tradition / Brooks River Gravel Phase	Collector Type
St. Michael		Ovoid	Medium	Thule Tradition	Valid Type
*Triangle*
Dorset		Triangular	Medium	Dorset Tradition	Valid Type
Sub-Triangular		Triangle	Small	Paleo-Arctic Tradition	Valid Type