Stemmed Projectile Points of
South Carolina
Name | Photo | Shape | Size | Cultural Period | Validity |
Contracting Stem | |||||
Bascom AKA: Rocker Blade |
Contracting Stem | Large | Late Archaic | Collector Type | |
Conerly AKA: Lively |
Lanceolate to Contracting Stem | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Guilford Stemmed AKA: Briar Creek |
Contracting Stem to Stemmed | Medium | Middle 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 | |
Stemmed | |||||
Appalachian | Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Briar
Creek AKA for Guilford Stemmed |
Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Broad River | Stemmed | Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Buggs Island | Stemmed | Small to Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Elora | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Heavy Duty | Stemmed to Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Collector Type | |
Jude | Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Small | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid 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 | |
LeCroy | Stemmed / Bifurcated | Small | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Ledbetter | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Otarre | Stemmed | Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Paris Island | Expanding Stem to Stemmed | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Pickwick | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Plott Short Stem | Stemmed | Medium | Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Rheems Creek | Stemmed | Small to Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Savannah River | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Savannah River Small | Stemmed | Small to Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
South Prong Creek | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Stanly | Stemmed to Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Stanly Narrow Stem | Stemmed | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Collector Type | |
Swannanoa | Stemmed | Small | Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Thelma Short Stem | Stemmed | Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Wateree | Stemmed | Medium | Early Woodland | Collector Type | |
Expanding Stem | |||||
Allendale
/ MALA |
Expanding Stem | Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | (Most professional literature refers to these as MALA points, but the University of Tennessee has referenced the Allendale name) |
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Bolen Type 3 (Long Stem) | Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Decatur AKA: Fracture Base Point |
Expanding Stem to Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Garth Slough | Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Gilchrist | Expanding Stem | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid 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 | |
Southampton | Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Collector Type | |
St. Albans | Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |