Projectile Point Identification Guide

Lanceolate / Auriculate Shaped Projectile Points of

Ohio

 

    

 

 

Name Photo Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Lanceolate / Auriculate          
Agate Basin  Lanceolate to Ovoid Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Angostura Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Anzick Clovis Lanceolate Large Paleo Valid Type
Barnes
AKA: Cumberland Barnes
Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional 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
Copena Lanceolate Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Crowfield Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Cumberland Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Dalton Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Dalton Greenbrier Auriculate to Side Notch Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Dalton Nuckolls Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Gainey Fluted Auriculate Lanceolate Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Greenville Lanceolate Medium Early to Middle Woodland 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
Hi-Lo Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Holcombe Lanceolate Small to Medium Late Paleo Valid Type
McConnell Lanceolate
AKA: Ohio Lanceolate
Lanceolate Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Meserve Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Miller Lanceolate Lanceolate Medium to Large Paleo Provisional Type
Plainview Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Quad Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Redstone Auriculate Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Ross Blade Lanceolate Large to Very Large Middle Woodland Valid Type
Ross County
AKA: Hazel Clovis
Auriculate Medium to Large Paleo Valid Type
Snake Creek Blade Lanceolate Large to Very Large Late Archaic Collector Type
St. Louis
AKA Clovis St. Louis
Lanceolate Medium to Large Paleo AKA type
Stanfield Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Wadlow Lanceolate Large to Very Large Middle to Late Archaic 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          
Addison Micro-Drill Ovoid to Other Small to Medium Woodland to Mississippian Collector Type
Adena Blade Ovoid Large Late Archaic to Woodland Preform Type
Cogswell Contracting Stem Contracting Stem to Ovoid Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Early Ovoid Knife Side Notch / Ovoid Medium to Very Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Harahey
AKA: Four Bevel Knife
Ovoid Large Mississippian Valid Type
Karnak Blade Contracting Stem / Ovoid Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Lerma Bi-Point Ovoid Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Lerma Round Base Ovoid Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Nodena
AKA: Willow Leaf
Ovoid Medium Late Mississippian Valid Type
Nodena Banks
AKA: Banks
Ovoid Medium Late Mississippian Valid Type
North Bi-Face Ovoid Large Late Archaic to Woodland Cache Blade / Preform
Red Ocher Leaf Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Weak Stemmed Contracting Stem to Ovoid Medium Early Archaic Collector Type
Triangle          
Benton Blade Triangle Medium to Large Middle Archaic Preform Type
Brewerton Eared Triangle Side Notch / Triangle Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Cobbs Triangle Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Copena Triangular
AKA: Florida Copena
Triangle Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Decatur Blade Triangle Medium Early Archaic Preform
Erie Triangle Triangle Small Mississippian Collector Type
Fort Ancient Triangle Small to Medium Mississippian Valid Type
Fort Ancient Blade Triangle Medium to Large Mississippian Collector Type
Jack's Reef Pentagonal Triangle Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Levanna Triangle Small to Medium Mississippian Valid Type
Madison Triangle Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
Meadowood Blade Triangle Medium to Large Early Woodland Preform
Midland
Pomranky Variant
Triangle Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Pomranky Variant
Monongahela Triangle Small Mississippian Cultural Type
Saginaw
Pomranky Variant
Triangle Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Variant Type
Swan Creek
Pomranky Variant
Triangle Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Pomranky Variant