Projectile Point Identification Guide

Notched Projectile Points of

North Carolina


 

    

 

 

Name Photo Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Side Notch          
Big Sandy Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Big Sandy Broad Base Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Big Sandy Contracting Base / Big Sandy Auriculate Side Notch / Bifurcated Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Big Sandy E Notch
AKA: Key Notch
Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Big Sandy Leighton Base
AKA: Leighton
Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Ecusta
AKA: Escusta
Side Notch Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Edgefield Scraper Corner to Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Fishspear Expanding Stem to Side Notch Medium to Large Woodland Valid Type
Fountain Creek Side Notch to Expanding Stem Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Greenbrier Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Halifax Side Notch to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Hardaway Side Notch / Bifurcated Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Hardaway Palmer Side Notch / Bifurcated Small to Medium Early Archaic Collector Type
Nomini Side Notch (one side) / Corner Notch (other side) Small to Medium Late Middle Woodland Valid Type
Pigeon Side Notch Side Notch Medium Middle Woodland Valid Type
Rowan Side Notch Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Taylor Side Notch
AKA: Spinners
Side Notch Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Van Lott Side Notch Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Waratan Side Notch Medium to Large Woodland Valid Type
Yadkin Eared Side Notch Small to Medium Late Woodland to Early Mississippian Valid Type
Corner Notch          
Angelico Corner Notch Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Charleston Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Decatur
AKA: Fracture Base Point
Expanding Stem to Corner Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Jack's Reef Corner Notch
AKA: Broad Corner Notch
Corner Notch Medium Woodland Valid Type
Kirk Corner Notch Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Lost Lake
AKA: Deep Notch
Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Palmer
AKA Small Kirk Corner Notch
Corner Notch Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Patrick Henry Corner Notch Medium Early Archaic Collector Type
Pine Tree Corner Notch Corner Notch Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
St. Charles Dovetail
AKA: Dovetail
Corner Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Basal Notch          
Rocky River Basal Notch Stemmed to Slightly Expanding Medium to Large Early Archaic Provisional Type