Projectile Point Identification Guide

Lanceolate / Auriculate Shaped Projectile Points of the

Pacific Northwest Region

 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Lanceolate / Auriculate          
Agate Basin Lanceolate to Ovoid Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Annie Lake Lanceolate Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Basally Thinned Triangular Triangular Medium Late Paleo to Early Archaic 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
Firstview Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid 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
Mendocino Concave Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Owl Cave Lanceolate to Ovoid Medium Transitional Paleo Collector Type
Peace River Fluted Lanceolate Medium Late Paleo Valid Type
Pelly Contracting Stem Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Pinto Basin Shoulderless Stemmed to Lanceolate Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Shuswap Lanceolate Lanceolate Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Skeena Lanceolate Lanceolate Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Spedis Lanceolate to Contracting Stem Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Collector Type
Triple T
Humboldt Variant
Lanceolate Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Variant Type
Whitehorse
AKA: P3
Lanceolate to Triangular Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Yukon Fishtail Auriculate Lanceolate Medium Transitional Archaic Provisional 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 Ovoid to Stemmed Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Cottonwood Leaf Ovoid Small Developmental to Historic Valid Type
Duke Point Diamond Diamond / Contracting Stem Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Provisional Type
Early Leaf Ovoid Medium to Very Large Early Archaic More Information Needed
Embarras Bi-Point Ovoid Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Gold Hill Ovoid Small to Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Lochnore Lanceolate Ovoid Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Mauer Ovoid Ovoid Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Provisional Type
Mayne Island Ovoid Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Provisional Type
McKee
AKA: Keel Scrapper
Ovoid Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Nespelem Bar Contracting Stem to Ovoid Medium Late Archaic 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
Xil Ovoid to Contracting Stem Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Xilju Ovoid to Contracting Stem Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Yukon Bipoint Ovoid / Diamond Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Provisional Type
Yukon Constricting Stem Contracting Stem to Ovoid Medium to Large Late to Transitional Archaic Provisional 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 Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic to Developmental Valid Type
Cottonwood Triangle Small Developmental to Historic Valid Type
Duwamish Triangle Medium Prehistoric Provisional Type
Gunther Triangle
AKA: U-Back
Triangle Small Developmental to Classic Collector Type
Helen Point Triangle Small to Medium Classic to Historic Valid Type
Kamloops Pentagonal Triangular Small to Medium Prehistoric to Historic Valid Type
Minto Triangle Medium Transitional Paleo Provisional Type
Moosehide Triangular Medium Middle Archaic Provisional Type
Mostin Pentagonal Triangle Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Plateau Pentagonal
AKA: Wasco Knife
Triangle Medium Historic Valid Type
Salish Triangular Triangle Small to Medium Prehistoric to Historic Cultural Type
Strong Barbed Auriculate Auriculate Medium Transitional Archaic to Classic Collector Type