Projectile Point Identification Guide

Lanceolate / Auriculate Shaped Projectile Points of

Oregon

 

    

 

 

Name Photo Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Lanceolate / Auriculate          
Agate Basin  Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Black Rock Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Clovis Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Clovis Unfluted Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Deschutes Knife Contracting Stem to Lanceolate Large to Very Large Classic Collector Type
Folsom Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Haskett Type I Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Haskett Type II Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Humboldt Lanceolate Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Humboldt Basal Notch Lanceolate Small to Medium  Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Humboldt Constricted Base Lanceolate Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Humboldt Expanded Base Auriculate Lanceolate Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Owl Cave Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Collector Type
Spedis Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Collector Type
Strong Barbed Auriculate Auriculate Medium Transitional Archaic to Classic Collector Type
Triple T
Humboldt Variant
Lanceolate Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Ovoid          
Cascade Ovoid Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Cascade Bi-Point
AKA: Kennewick
Ovoid / Bi-Point Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Cascade Knife Ovoid Medium to Very Large Early to Middle Archaic Collector's Type
Cody Knife Other Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Cottonwood Leaf Ovoid Small Developmental to Historic Valid Type
Early Leaf Ovoid Medium to Very Large Early Archaic More Information Needed
Gold Hill Ovoid Small to Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
McKee
AKA: Keel Scrapper
Ovoid Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Nespelem Bar Contracting Stem to Ovoid Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Rose Springs Sloping Shoulder Stemmed to Ovoid Small Late Prehistoric / Developmental Valid Type
Trojan Ovoid Small to Medium Developmental to Classic Collector Type
Wahmuza
AKA: Shoshone Knife
Ovoid Medium to Large Developmental to Classic Valid Type
Wealth Blade Ovoid Large to Very Large Developmental to  Historic Valid Type
Wildcat Canyon Ovoid Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Triangle          
Atlatl Valley Triangle Small to Medium Middle Archaic Collector Type
Columbia Mule Ear
AKA: Mule Ear
Triangle Small Classic Valid Type
Coquille Knife Triangle to Ovoid Medium Middle Archaic to Developmental Valid Type
Cottonwood Triangle Small Developmental to Historic Valid Type
Gunther Triangle
AKA: U-Back
Triangle Small Developmental to Classic Collector Type
Mostin Pentagonal Triangle Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Plateau Pentagonal
AKA: Wasco Knife
Triangle Medium Historic Valid Type