Stemmed Projectile Points of the
Pacific Northwestern Region
Name | Picture | Shape | Size | Cultural Period | Validity |
Contracting Stem | |||||
Cascade Shouldered |
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Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Coquille Broad Neck |
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Contracting Stem | Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Coquille Narrow Neck |
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Contracting Stem | Small | Transitional Archaic to Developmental | Valid Type |
Cougar Mountain |
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Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Deschutes Knife |
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Contracting Stem to Lanceolate | Large to Very Large | Classic | Collector Type |
DeStaffany Stemmed |
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Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Provisional Type |
Duke Point Diamond |
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Diamond / Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Provisional Type |
Gatecliff |
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Contracting Stem | Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Gunther
Barbed AKA: Camas Valley, Mad River, Molly, Molalla, Rogue River, Shasta, Sutter Valley |
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Basal Notch / Contracting Stem | Small | Developmental to Classic | Valid Type |
Hartstene Island |
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Contracting Stem | Small | Prehistoric to Historic | Provisional Type |
Kavik Contracting Stem AKA: Kio-Kut and Athapaskan Stemmed |
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Contracting Stem to Stemmed | Small | Athapaskan Culture | Valid Type |
Lake Mojave |
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Contracting Stemmed | Medium | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Lind Coulee Type 1 |
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Contracting Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Lind Coulee Type 2 |
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Contracting Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Mahkin Shoulder Lanceolate |
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Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Mayne Barbed |
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Basal Notch / Contracting Stem | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type |
Nespelem Bar |
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Contracting Stem to Ovoid | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Pelly |
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Contracting Stem | Small | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Pender Canal |
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Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic to Developmental | Provisional Type |
Rabbit
Island Type A AKA: Pismo |
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Contracting Stem | Small | Developmental | Valid Type |
Slightly Stemmed Pentagonal |
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Contracting Stem to Pentagonal | Small | Late Archaic | Provisional Type |
Spedis |
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Lanceolate to Contracting Stem | Small to Medium | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Collector Type |
Sutter Contracting Stem Gunther Variant |
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Contracting Stem | Small | Developmental to Classic / Late Prehistoric | Gunther Variant |
Taan |
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Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Paleo | Valid Type |
Taye |
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Contracting Stem / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Medium to Late Archaic | Provisional Type |
Xil |
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Ovoid to Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Xilju |
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Ovoid to Contracting Stem | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Yukon Bipoint |
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Ovoid / Diamond | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Provisional Type |
Yukon Constricting Stem |
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Contracting Stem to Ovoid | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type |
Yukon Large Stemmed |
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Contracting Stem | Large | Provisional Type | |
Yukon Small Tang |
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Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | Provisional Type |
Stemmed | |||||
Alberta |
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Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Alkali |
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Stemmed | Small | Developmental / Late Prehistory | Valid Type |
Big Valley |
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Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Borax Lake |
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Stemmed | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Bucks Lake |
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Stemmed | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Sub-type for Borax Lake |
Calapooya AKA: Calapooia, Kalapuya, Fern Valley |
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Stemmed | Small | Developmental to Historic | Valid Type |
Camus Valley Gunther Barbed Sub-type |
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Stemmed | Small | Developmental to Classic | Collector Type |
Cody Knife |
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Ovoid to Stemmed | Medium | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Columbia Plateau |
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Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Classic | Valid Type |
Dagger |
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Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Small | Historic | Klickitat Variant Type |
Destruction Bay Stemmed |
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Stemmed | Medium | Middle Archaic | Provisional Type |
Duncan |
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Stemmed | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Eastgate |
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Basal Notch / Stemmed | Small | Developmental / Late Prehistory | Valid Type |
Eastgate Split Stem |
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Basal Notch / Stemmed / Bifurcated | Small | Developmental / Late Prehistory | Valid Type |
Lind Coulee Type 3 |
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Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Marpole Barbed |
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Basal Notch / Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Medium | Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type |
OYKC Stemmed (On Your Knees Cave) |
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Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Provisional Type |
Parman |
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Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Pinto Basin Barbed Shoulder |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Pinto Basin Sloping Shoulder |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Pinto Basin Square Shoulder |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Pinto Basin Shoulderless |
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Stemmed to Lanceolate | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Rabbit
Island Type B AKA: Pismo |
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Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Small | Developmental | Valid Type |
Rose Springs Sloping Shoulder |
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Stemmed | Small | Late Prehistoric / Developmental | Valid Type |
Rose Springs Stemmed AKA: Desert Stemmed |
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Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Small | Late Prehistoric / Developmental | Valid Type |
Salish Stemmed |
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Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Small | Prehistoric to Historic | Cultural Type |
Sauvies Island Shoulder Notch |
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Stemmed | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Classic | Collector Type |
Sauvies Island Hafting Notch |
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Side Notch / Stemmed | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Classic | Collector Type |
Scottsbluff Type I |
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Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Scottsbluff Type II |
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Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Shaniko Stemmed |
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Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Collector Type |
Stanislaus |
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Stemmed | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Vendetta |
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Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Small | Developmental to Classic | Collector Type |
Wallula Gap Wallula Square Stem |
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Stemmed | Small | Developmental to Classic | Valid Type |
Windust Type A |
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Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Windust Type B |
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Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Windust Type C |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Yukon Stemmed |
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Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | Provisional Type |
Expanding Stem | |||||
Aishihik Expanding Stem |
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Expanding Stem | Large | Transitional Archaic to Developmental | Provisional Type |
Anderson Side Notch |
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Side Notch to Expanding Stem | Large | Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type |
Bullhead |
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Corner Notch to Expanding Stem | Medium | Late Archaic | Collector Type |
Chilcotin
Plateau |
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Corner Notch / Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type in British Columbia Collector Type in Oregon |
Departure Bay |
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Expanding Stem to Side Notch | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type |
Elko Eared |
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Expanding Stem to Corner or Side Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Elko Split Stem |
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Expanding Stemmed / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Gatecliff Split Stem |
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Expanding Stem to Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Hatwai |
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Expanding Stem to Stemmed | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Head Smash In Corner Notch |
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Corner Notch to Expanding Stem | Small | Classic to Historic | Valid Type |
Kamut |
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Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Kelsey Creek Barbed |
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Expanding Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Klickitat |
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Expanding Stem | Small | Historic | Collectors Type |
Lockhart River |
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Side Notch to Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Provisional Type |
Maple Leaf Bitterroot Variant |
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Expanding Stem | Medium | Middle Archaic | Provisional Type |
Merrybelle Bifurcated (Var. III) |
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Expanding Stem to Corner Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Nottoway |
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Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Historic | Collector Type |
Priest Rapids |
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Corner Notch to Expanding Stem | Medium | Transitional Archaic | Collector Type |
Shuswap |
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Side Notch to Expanding Stem | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Wendover |
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Expanding Stem | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |