Projectile Point Identification Guide

Lanceolate / Auriculate Shaped Projectile Points of the

Eastern Seaboard Region

 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Lanceolate / Auriculate          
Alamance Auriculate Medium Late Paleo Valid Type
Beaver Lake
AKA: Cumberland Un-Fluted
Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Clovis Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Clovis Unfluted Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Conerly
AKA: Lively
Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Cumberland Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Dalton Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Dalton Greenbrier Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Greenville Lanceolate Medium Early to Middle Woodland Valid Type
Guilford Concave Base
AKA: Guilford Yuma
Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Guilford Straight Base Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Hardaway Dalton Auriculate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Haw River Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Marianna Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Exhausted Dalton
Northumberland Fluted Lanceolate Medium to Large Paleo Collector Type
Orient Expanding Stem to Auriculate Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Quad Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Redstone Auriculate Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Ross County
AKA: Hazel Clovis
Auriculate Medium to Large Paleo Valid Type
Stanfield Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Web Complex Blade Lanceolate Large Mississippian Provisional Type
Wheeler Excurvate Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Wheeler Expanded Auriculate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Wheeler Lanceolate
Wheeler Triangular
Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Wheeler Recurvate Auriculate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Ovoid          
Accokeek
Rossville Variant
Contracting Stem to ovoid Small Early Woodland Variant type
Addison Micro-Drill Ovoid Small to Medium Woodland to Mississippian Collector Type
Boydton Ovoid to Diamond Medium to Large   Collector Type
Chesapeake Diamond Contracting Stem to Diamond Medium Middle Archaic Provisional Type
Cinmar
AKA: Laurel Leaf
Ovoid Large Paleo Provisional Type
Corapeake Contracting Stem to Ovid Small Woodland Valid Type
Goose Creek Ovoid to Contracting Stem Medium Late Woodland to Mississippian Collector Type
Guilford Round Base Ovoid Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Morrow Mountain Round Base Ovoid Medium Middle Archaic Collector Type
Petalas Blade Ovoid Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
White Ferry Ovoid Large Early Woodland Collector Type
Triangle          
Ajacan Triangle Small Woodland Provisional Type
Ameila Triangular Medium to Large   Collector Type
Badin Triangle Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Bolar Mountain Triangle Small Woodland Provisional Type
Brewerton Eared Triangle Side Notch / Triangle Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Buck Garden Triangle Small Woodland Cultural Trype
Cactus Hill Triangle Medium Pre-Paleo Provisional Type
Camp Creek Triangle Small to Medium Early to Middle Woodland Valid Type
Capron Triangle Small Woodland Provisional Type
Caraway Triangle Small Mississippian to Historic Valid Type
Clarksville Triangle Small Mississippian Valid Type
Clements Triangle Small Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Cobbs Triangle Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Cole's Mountain Triangle Medium Middle Archaic Provisional Type
Connestee Triangle Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Decatur Blade Triangle Medium Early Archaic Preform
Elk Garden
AKA: Chestnut Triangular
Triangle Small to Medium Woodland Provisional Type
Ely's Ford Pentagonal Triangle Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Fort Ancient Triangle Small to Medium Mississippian Valid Type
Fort Ancient Blade Triangle Medium to Large Mississippian Collector Type
Garden Creek Triangular Triangle Small Middle Woodland Valid Type
Haywood Triangle Triangle Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Hillsboro Triangle Small Historic Valid Type
Jack's Reef Pentagonal Triangle Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Levanna Triangle Small to Medium Mississippian Valid Type
Limeton Bifurcated Triangle Small to Medium Early Archaic Provisional Type
Little Egypt Triangle Small Woodland Provisional Type
Mad Sheep Triangle Medium to Large Woodland Provisional Type
Madison Triangle Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
Meadowood Blade Triangle Medium to Large Early Woodland Preform
Newsoms Triangle Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Provisional Type
Occaneechee Triangle Small to Large Mississippian to Historic Cultural Type
Pee Dee Triangle Small to Medium Late Woodland Valid Type
Pigeon Side Notch Side Notch to Triangular Medium Middle Woodland Valid Type
Pisgah Triangle Small Mississippian Valid Type
Potomac Triangle Triangle Small Late Woodland to Early Mississippian Valid Type
Roanoke Triangle Triangle Medium to Large Late Woodland Valid Type
South Appalachian Pentagonal Triangle Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Susquehannock Triangle Triangle Small to Medium Mississippian Cultural Type
Transylvania Triangle Triangle Medium to Large Early Woodland Valid Type
Uwharrie Triangle Small Woodland Valid Type
Valina Triangle to Ovoid Small Woodland Collector Type
Vincent Triangle Triangle Small Woodland Cultural Type
Yadkin Triangle Small to Medium Late Woodland to Early Mississippian Valid Type