Projectile Point Identification Guide

Stemmed Projectile Points of

North Carolina


 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Contracting Stem          
Cattle Run Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Provisional Type
Chesapeake Diamond Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Provisional Type
Corapeake Contracting Stem Small Woodland Valid Type
Guilford Stemmed
AKA: Briar Creek
Contracting Stem to Stemmed Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Koens Crispin Contracting Stem 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
Randolph Contracting Stem Small to Medium Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
Stemmed          
Appalachian Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Buggs Island Stemmed Small to Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Calvert Stemmed Small to Medium Early Woodland Valid Type
Cornelius Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium Early Woodland Valid Type
Dismal Swamp Stemmed Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Elk River Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Elora Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Fox Creek / Shelby Bay Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium Woodland Valid Type
Gypsy Stemmed Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Heavy Duty Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Holmes
AKA: Savannah River Narrow Stem
Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic Provisional Type
Kays Stemmed Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid 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
LeCroy Stemmed / Bifurcated Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Ledbetter Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Moyock Stemmed Small to Medium Late Archaic Provisional Type
Otarre Stemmed Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Pickwick Stemmed Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Plott Short Stem Stemmed Medium Early Woodland Valid Type
Potts Stemmed   Middle Woodland Valid Type
Rheems Creek Stemmed Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Savannah River Stemmed Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Savannah River Small Stemmed Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Stanly Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Stanly Narrow Stem Stemmed Medium Early to Middle Archaic Collector Type
Swannanoa Stemmed Small Early Woodland Valid Type
Thelma Short Stem Stemmed Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Wateree Stemmed Medium Early Woodland Collector Type
Wills Cove Stemmed Medium Early Woodland Valid Type
Expanding Stem          
Culpepper Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Collector Type
Decatur
AKA: Fracture Base Point
Expanding Stem to Corner Notch Small to Medium 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
Garth Slough Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Halifax Side Notch to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Iddins Undifferentiated Stem Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Jude Stemmed to Expanding Stem Small Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic 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
Nansemond Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Provisional Type
Nottoway River Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Provisional Type
Paris Island Expanding Stem to Stemmed Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Patrick Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Small to Medium Late Archaic Provisional Type
Southampton Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Collector Type
St. Albans Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Sykes Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic Valid Type