Projectile Point Identification Guide

Stemmed Projectile Points of

Pennsylvania


 

    

 

 

Name Photo Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Contracting Stem          
Accokeek
Rossville Variant
Contracting Stem Small Early Woodland Variant type
Adena Vanishing Stem Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Collector Type
Conodoquinet Canfield
AKA: Canfield
Contracting Stem Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Koens Crispin Contracting Stem Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Lehigh Broadspear Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Morrow Mountain
Type I
Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Morrow Mountain
Type II
Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Morrow Mountain Straight Base Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Collector Type
Muncy Contracting Stem to Stemmed Small to Medium Early Archaic Collector Type
Neville Contracting Stemmed Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Piscataway Contracting Stem Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Poplar Island Contracting Stem Medium to Large Middle Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Rossville Contracting Stem Medium Early Woodland Valid Type
Schuylkill Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Snook Kill Contracting Stem Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Swatara Long
AKA: Savannah River Long
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Middle Archaic Collector Type
Turkeytail Harrison
AKA: Harrison
Side Notch to Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Turkeytail Hebron
AKA: Hebron
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Virginville Contracting Stem Medium to Large Middle Archaic Collector Type
Waubesa
AKA: Adena Waubesa
Contracting Stem Medium to Large Woodland Valid Type
Stemmed          
Adena Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Adena Narrow Blade Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Bare Island Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Burwell Stemmed to Expanding Stem Small Late Archaic Valid Type
Calvert Stemmed Small to Medium Early Woodland Valid Type
Conawago Stemmed Medium Late Archaic Provisional Type (may be same as, or sub-type of the Fox Creek type)
Cresap Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Dewart Stemmed Medium Middle Archaic Collector Type
Duncan's Island   Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Provisional Type
Eastern Stemmed Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Generic Type
Fox Creek / Shelby Bay Stemmed Medium Woodland Valid Type
Genesee Stemmed Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Heavy Duty Stemmed to Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium to Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Hoover's Island Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Collector Type
Kirk Serrated Stemmed Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Kirk Stemmed Stemmed Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Kirk (Serrated) Stemmed Bifurcated Stemmed / Bifurcated Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Kittatinny Stemmed to Triangle Small Middle Archaic Valid Type
Lackawaxen Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Lake Erie Stemmed / Bifurcated Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Lamoka Stemmed to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
LeCroy Stemmed / Bifurcated Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Merrimack Stemmed Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Monocacy Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic Provisional Type
Pequea Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Piedmont Northern Variety Stemmed Medium Middle Archaic Collector Type
Piney Island Stemmed Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Robins
AKA for Adena Robins
Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Sand Hill Stemmed Small Woodland Valid Type
Savannah River Stemmed Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Stanly Stemmed / Bifurcated Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Steubenville Stemmed Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Stringtown Spurred Stem Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Taconic Stemmed to Contracting Stem Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Expanding Stem          
Adams County Expanding Stem to Side Notch / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Ashtabula Expanding Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Chesser Expanding Stem Medium Woodland Valid Type
Dry Brook Fishtail Expanding Stem to Side Notch Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Forest Notched Expanding Stem Medium Early Woodland Valid Type
Frost Island Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Garver's Ferry Expanding Stem Small Woodland Valid Type
Heck Rockshelter Expanding Stem to Side Notch Large Woodland Valid Type
Jim Thorpe Expanding Stem Medium   Collector Type
Kanawha Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
MacCorkle
AKA: Large Bi-Face
Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Macpherson Expanding Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Valid Type
Murphy's Stemmed Expanding Stemmed to Corner Notch Medium Middle Woodland Provisional Type
Newmanstown Expanding Stem to Stemmed Medium to Large Middle Archaic Collector Type
Normanskill Expanding Stem Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Orient Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Patuxent Expanding Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Provisional Type
Perkiomen Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Shiver Expanding Stem Expanding Stem Medium Archaic Valid Type
Sleightsberg Expanding Stem Medium Middle Archaic Provisional Type
St. Albans Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Susquehanna Bifurcated
AKA Susquehanna Valley
Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Susquehanna Broad Spear Expanding Stem to Side Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Tocks Island Expanding Stem Medium to Large Middle Woodland Valid Type
Vernon Expanding Notch Small to Medium Late Archaic Valid Type