Projectile Point Identification Guide

Notched Projectile Points of

Oregon


 

    

 

 

Name Photo Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Side Notch          
Cold Springs Side Notch Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Desert Side Notch Small Classic Valid Type
Desert Delta Side Notch Small Classic Valid Type
Desert Redding Side Notch Small to Medium Classic Valid Type
Desert Sierra Side Notch Small Classic Valid Type
Elko Side Notch Side Notch Small to Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Fountain Bar Side to Corner Notch Small to Medium Transitional Archaic to Historic Collector Type
Mayacmas Side to Corner Notch Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Merrybelle Side Notch (Var. II) Side Notch Small to Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Nightfire Side Notch Medium to Large Late to Transitional Archaic Collector Type
Northern Side Notch
AKA: Silent Snake
Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Piqunin Side Notch Small Historic Collector Type
Plateau Side Notch Side Notch Small Prehistoric to Historic Valid Type
Rose Springs Side Notch Side Notch Small Late Prehistoric / Developmental Valid Type
Salmon River Fishtail Side Notch Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Sauvies Island Hafting Notch Side Notch / Stemmed Small to Medium Transitional Archaic to Classic Collector Type
Willits Side Notch Medium to Large Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Winitu / Desert Redding
Side Notch Small to Medium Historic Cultural Type
Corner Notch          
Antelope Corner Notch Medium Transitional Archaic Provisional Type
Bullhead Corner Notch to Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic Collector Type
Chilcotin Plateau
Corner Notch / Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type in British Columbia
Collector Type in Oregon

Elko Corner Notch Corner Notch Small to Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Elko Eared Side / Corner Notch to Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Small to Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Hells Canyon Corner Notch Small to Medium Developmental to Historic Valid Type
Hendricks Corner to Side Notch Small to Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Collector Type
Merrybelle Bifurcated (Var. III) Corner Notch / Bifurcated Small to Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Merrybelle Corner Notch (Var. I) Corner Notch Small to Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Priest Rapids Corner Notch to Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Transitional Archaic Collector Type
Quilomene Bar
Type A
Corner Notch Medium Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Rose Springs Corner Notch
AKA: Rosegate
Corner Notch Small Late Prehistoric / Developmental Valid Type
Snake River Corner to Basal Notch Small to Medium Late Archaic to Developmental Valid Type
Basal Notch          
Columbia Plateau Basal Notch / Expanding Stem Small to Medium Classic Valid Type
Eastgate Stemmed / Basal Notch Small Developmental / Late Prehistory Valid Type
Eastgate Split Stem Stemmed / Basal Notch / Bifurcated Small Developmental / Late Prehistory Valid Type
Gunther Barbed
AKA:  Camas Valley, Mad River, Molly, Molalla, Rogue River, Shasta, Sutter Valley
Basal Notch / Contracting Stem Small Developmental to Classic Valid Type
Hells Canyon Basal Notch Basal Notch Small to Medium Developmental to Historic Valid Type
Quilomene Bar
Type B
Basal Notch Medium Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Quilomene Bar
Type C
Basal Notch Medium Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Shasta Complex
AKA for Yana (Gunther)
Basal Notch Small to Medium Developmental to Classic Cultural type