Projectile Point Identification Guide

Stemmed Projectile Points of the

Northern Plains Region


 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Contracting Stem          
Cascade Shouldered Contracting Stem Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Cougar Mountain Contracting Stem Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Gatecliff Contracting Stem Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Gypsum Cave
AKA: Lobo, Park Point
Contracting Stem Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Kavik Contracting Stem
AKA: Kio-Kut and Athapaskan Stemmed
Contracting Stem to Stemmed Small Athapaskan Culture Valid Type
Rose Springs Sloping Shoulder Stemmed Small Late Prehistoric / Developmental Valid Type
Stemmed          
Alberta Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Archaic Stemmed Stemmed Small to Medium Middle Archaic Collector Type
Cody Knife Other to Stemmed Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Dolores Stemmed Stemmed Small Developmental
Pueblo I to Pueblo II
Valid Type
Duncan   Stemmed / Bifurcated Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Eden
AKA: Yuma
Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Eden Eared Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Fourth of July Complex Stemmed to Lanceolate Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Gatecliff Split Stem
Stemmed to Expanding Stem/ Bifurcated Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Hell Gap Stemmed Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Hollenberg Stemmed Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Horse Fly Stemmed Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Pinto Basin Barbed Shoulder Stemmed Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Pinto Basin Sloping Shoulder Stemmed Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Pinto Basin Square Shoulder Stemmed Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Pryor Stemmed to Auriculate Medium to Large Mountain Paleo Valid Type
Rose Springs Stemmed
AKA: Desert Stemmed
Stemmed Small Late Prehistoric / Developmental Valid Type
Scottsbluff Type I Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Scottsbluff Type II Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Silver Lake Stemmed Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Windust Type A Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Windust Type B Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Windust Type C Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Expanding Stem          
Boss Hill Corner Notch Expanding Stem Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Dolores Expanding Stem Expanding Stem to Corner Notch Small Developmental
Pueblo I to Pueblo II
Valid Type
Elko Split Stem Expanding Stemmed / Bifurcated Small to Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Hanna Expanding Stem Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Hanna Northern
AKA: Northern Hanna
Expanding Stem to Side Notch Medium Late Archaic Collector Type
Hawken Expanding Stem Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Jensen Corner Notch to Expanding Stem Medium Early Archaic Provisional Type
Long Creek Side Notch to Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Small to Medium Middle Archaic Site (area) Specific
Maple Leaf
Bitterroot Variant
Expanding Stem to Side Notch Medium Middle Archaic Provisional Type
Mount Albion Expanding Stem Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Munker's Creek Expanding Stem Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Mummy Cave Expanding Stem Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type

Yonkee
Expanding Stem Medium Transitional Archaic Valid Type