Projectile Point Identification Guide

Stemmed Projectile Points of

New Jersey


 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Contracting Stem          
Accokeek
Rossville Variant
Contracting Stem Small Early Woodland Variant 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
Neville Contracting Stem Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid 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
Taconic Stemmed to Contracting Stem Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Virginville Contracting Stem Medium to Large Middle Archaic Collector Type
Stemmed          
Bare Island Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Burwell Stemmed Small Late Archaic Valid Type
Duncan's Island   Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Provisional Type
Fox Creek / Shelby Bay Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium Woodland Valid Type
Genesee Stemmed Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Heavy Duty Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector 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
Kittatinny Stemmed Small Middle Archaic Valid Type
Lackawaxen Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Lagoon Stemmed Small to Medium Middle Woodland Valid Type
Lamoka Stemmed to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
LeCroy Stemmed / Bifurcated Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Merrimack Stemmed Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Pequea Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Piney Island Stemmed Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Savannah River Stemmed Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Squibnocket Stemmed Stemmed Small to Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Stanly Stemmed / 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
Excelsior Toed Stemmed Expanding Stem Medium Expanding Stem Provisional Type
Frost Island Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Kanawha Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Small to Medium Early 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
Normanskill Expanding Stem Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Oley Corner Notch to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Woodland Collector Type
Orient Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Perkiomen Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid 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
Sylvan Lake Side Notch to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Tappan Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic Provisional Type
Tocks Island Expanding Stem to Side Notch Medium to Large Middle Woodland Valid Type
Vernon Expanding Notch Small to Medium Late Archaic Valid Type