Notched Projectile Points of the
Pacific Northwest Region
Notched Projectile Points of the
Pacific Northwest Region
| Name | Picture | Shape | Size | Cultural Period | Validity |
| Side Notch | |||||
| Ahsahka |
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Side Notch | Small | Late Archaic | Collector Type |
| Albion
Head AKA: Mendocino Side Notch |
  |
Side Notch | Medium | Middle to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
| Anderson Side Notch |
  |
Side Notch to Expanding Stem | Large | Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type |
| Athapaskan Notched |
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Side Notch | Small | Athapaskan Culture | Valid Type |
|
Blackwater Side Notch Bitterroot Variant |
 |
Side Notch | Medium | Early Archaic | Discontinued Type |
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Calderwood Bitterroot Variant |
 |
Side Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Provisional Type |
| Cold Springs |
    |
Side Notch | Small to Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
| Departure Bay |
   |
Expanding Stem to Side Notch | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | Provisional 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 |
| Eagle Lake California |
   |
Side Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | More Information Needed |
| Elko Side Notch |
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Side Notch to Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
| Fountain Bar |
  |
Side to Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Historic | Collector Type |
| Kamloops Side Notch |
   |
Side Notch | Small | Pre-Historic to Historic | Valid Type |
| Lochnore |
  |
Side Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
| Lockhart River |
  |
Side Notch to Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Provisional 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 to Stemmed | 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 |
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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 |
| Salish Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small | Prehistoric to Historic | Cultural Type |
| Salmon River Fishtail |
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Side Notch to Expanding Stem | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
| Sauvies Island Hafting Notch |
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Side Notch / Stemmed | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Classic | Collector Type |
| Shuswap |
  |
Side Notch to Expanding Stem | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
| Willits |
   |
Side Notch | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid 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 to 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 |
   |
Expanding Stem to Corner or Side Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
| Head Smash In Corner Notch |
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Corner Notch to Expanding Stem | Small | Classic to Historic | 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 |
| Jensen |
  |
Corner Notch to Expanding Stem | Medium | Early Archaic | Provisional Type |
| Lehman |
   |
Corner Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
| Merrybelle Bifurcated (Var. III) |
   |
Expanding Stem to Corner Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
| Merrybelle Corner Notch (Var. I) |
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Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
| Nesikep |
    |
Corner Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
| Plateau Horizon Corner Notch |
  |
Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Developmental | 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 |
   |
Expanding Stem / Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Classic | Valid Type |
| Eastgate |
   |
Basal Notch | Small | Developmental / Late Prehistory | Valid Type |
| Eastgate Split Stem |
   |
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 | Small | Developmental to Classic | Valid Type |
| Hells Canyon Basal Notch |
    |
Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Developmental to Historic | Valid Type |
| Marpole Barbed |
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Basal Notch / Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Medium | Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type |
| Mayne Barbed |
  |
Basal Notch / Contracting Stem | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type |
| Plateau Horizon Basal Notch |
   |
Basal Notch | Medium | Transitional Archaic | 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 (Gunther Sub-Type) |