Projectile Point Identification Guide

Notched Projectile Points of

North Dakota


 

    

 

 

Name Photo Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Side Notch          
Archaic Side Notch Side Notch Medium Middle Archaic Collector Type
Avonlea Carmichael
AKA: Carmichael
Side Notch / Bifurcated Small to Medium Late Woodland / Developmental Valid Type
Avonlea Gull Lake
AKA: Gull Lake
Side Notch / Bifurcated Small to Medium Late Woodland / Developmental Valid Type
Avonlea Timber Ridge
AKA: Timber Ridge
Side Notch Small to Medium Late Woodland / Developmental Valid Type
Besant Side Notch Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Billings Double Spur Side Notch Small Historic Valid Type
Bratton Side Notch Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Buffalo Gap Side Notch Small Developmental Valid Type
Cut Bank Jaw Notch Side Notch Small Classic to Historic Valid Type
Emigrant Side Notch Small Developmental / Late Prehistory Valid Sub-Type of Plains Side Notch
Farson Tri-Notch
Emigrant Basal Notch subtype
Side Notch Small Developmental / Late Prehistory AKA for Emigrant Basal Notch
Galt Side Notch Medium Late Woodland / Developmental Collector Type
Lewis Side Notch Small to Medium Developmental Valid Type
Lookingbill Side Notch Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Mallory Side Notch / Bifurcated Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Nanton Wide Round Base Side Notch Small Developmental Valid Type
Outlook Side Notch Medium Woodland Valid Type
Oxbow
AKA: Parkdale (Minnesota)
Side Notch / Bifurcated Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Paskapoo
Plains Side Notch Variant
Side Notch Small Classic to Historic Valid Type
Pekisko
Plains Side Notch Variant
Side Notch Small Classic to Historic Valid Type
Plains Side Notch Side Notch Small to Medium Classic to Historic Valid Type
Plains Triangular Knife (Notched Form)
Side Notch to Expanding Stem Medium to Large Classic to Prehistoric Valid Type
Prairie Side Notch Side Notch Small Developmental Valid Type
Rustad Quarry Side to Corner Notch Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Sandy Creek Side Notch Small to Medium Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Shaunavon Truncated Base Side Notch / Bifurcated Small Developmental Valid Type
Simonsen Side Notch Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Sonota
AKA: Deep Water and Sahnish
Side Notch Medium Developmental / Woodland Valid Type
Stott Side Notch Small Developmental Valid Type
Swift Current Fishtail Side Notch Small to Medium Developmental Valid Type
Tompkins Side/Corner Notch One side side notch
One side corner notch
Small Developmental Valid Type
Washita Side Notch Small Mississippian Valid Type
Corner Notch          
Larter Tanged Corner Notch Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Pelican Lake
Corner Notch Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Samantha Arrow Corner Notch Small to Medium Transitional Archaic to Developmental Valid Type
Samantha Dart Corner Notch Small to Medium Transitional Archaic to Developmental Valid Type
Basal Notch          
Wray
AKA Pelican Lake Harder Variety
Basal Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic Collector Type