Projectile Point Identification Guide

Lanceolate / Auriculate Shaped Projectile Points of

North Carolina

 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Lanceolate / Auriculate          
Alamance Auriculate Medium Late Paleo Valid Type
Beaver Lake
AKA: Cumberland Un-Fluted
Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Clovis Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Clovis Unfluted Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Conerly
AKA: Lively
Stemmed to Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Cumberland Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Dalton Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Dalton Greenbrier Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Ely's Ford Pentagonal Lanceolate to Pentagonal Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Greenville Lanceolate Medium Early to Middle Woodland Valid Type
Guilford Concave Base
AKA: Guilford Yuma
Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Guilford Straight Base Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Hardaway Blade Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Hardaway Dalton Auriculate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Haw River Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Marianna Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Exhausted Dalton
Quad Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Redstone Auriculate Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Ross County
AKA: Hazel Clovis
Auriculate Medium to Large Paleo Valid Type
Stanfield Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Wheeler Excurvate Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Wheeler Expanded Auriculate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Wheeler Lanceolate
Wheeler Triangular
Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Wheeler Recurvate Auriculate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Ovoid          
Guilford Round Base Ovoid Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Morrow Mountain Round Base Ovoid Medium Middle Archaic Collector Type
Valina Ovoid to Triangle Small Woodland Collector Type
Triangle          
Ajacan Triangle Small Woodland Provisional Type
Badin Triangle Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Camp Creek Triangle Small to Medium Early to Middle Woodland Valid Type
Caraway Triangle Small Mississippian to Historic Valid Type
Clarksville Triangle Small Mississippian Valid Type
Clements Triangle Small Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Cobbs Triangle Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Connestee Triangle Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Decatur Blade Triangle Medium Early Archaic Preform
Elk Garden
AKA: Chestnut Triangular
Triangle Small to Medium Woodland Provisional Type
Fort Ancient Triangle Small to Medium Mississippian Valid Type
Fort Ancient Blade Triangle Medium to Large Mississippian Collector Type
Garden Creek Triangular Triangle Small Middle Woodland Valid Type
Haywood Triangle Triangle Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Hillsboro Triangle Small Historic Valid Type
Madison Triangle Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
Newsoms Triangle Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Provisional Type
Occaneechee Triangle Small to Large Mississippian to Historic Cultural Type
Pee Dee Triangle Small to Medium Late Woodland Valid Type
Pisgah Triangle Small Mississippian Valid Type
Roanoke Triangle Triangle Medium to Large Late Woodland Valid Type
South Appalachian Pentagonal Triangle Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Transylvania Triangle Triangle Medium to Large Early Woodland Valid Type
Uwharrie Triangle Small Woodland Valid Type
Vincent Triangle Triangle Small Woodland Cultural Type
Yadkin Triangle Small to Medium Late Woodland to Early Mississippian Valid Type