Projectile Point Identification Guide

Lanceolate / Auriculate Shaped Projectile Points of

Tennessee

 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Lanceolate / Auriculate          
Agate Basin Lanceolate to Ovoid Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Angostura Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Arkabutla Auriculate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Beaver Lake
AKA: Cumberland Un-Fluted
Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Breckenridge
AKA: Breckenridge Dalton
Side Notch / Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Candy Creek Auriculate Medium Early to Middle Woodland Valid Type
Clovis Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Clovis - St Louis
AKA: St. Louis
Lanceolate Medium to Large Paleo Sub-Type for Clovis
Clovis Unfluted Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Coldwater Lanceolate Medium Late Paleo Valid Type
Conerly
AKA: Lively
Stemmed to Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Copena Lanceolate Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Copena Articulated Auriculate Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Cotaco Blade Lanceolate Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Collector Type
Cumberland Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Dalton Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Dalton Colbert
AKA: Colbert
Dalton Square Base
Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Dalton Greenbrier Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Dalton Hemphill Auriculate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Dalton Nuckolls Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Dalton Sloan Auriculate Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Gainey Fluted Auriculate Lanceolate Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Guilford Concave Base
AKA: Guilford Yuma
Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Guilford Straight Base Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Hardaway Blade Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Hardaway Dalton Auriculate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Haw River Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Hinds Auriculate Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Jeff Auriculate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Marianna Lanceolate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Exhausted Dalton
Meserve Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Morse Knife Lanceolate Large to Very Large Woodland Valid Type
Nolichucky Auriculate Lanceolate Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Pelican Auriculate Small to Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Plainview Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo 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
Shetley   Lanceolate to Triangle Small Mississippian Valid Type
Snake Creek Blade Lanceolate Large to Very Large Late Archaic Collector Type
Stanfield Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid 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          
Addison Micro-Drill Other Small to Medium Woodland to Mississippian Collector Type
Adena Blade Ovoid Large Late Archaic to Woodland Preform Type
Benjamin Lanceolate to Ovoid Medium to Large Woodland Valid Type
Cogswell Contracting Stem Contracting Stem to Ovoid Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Copena Round Base Ovoid Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Duck River Blade   Ovoid Very Large Mississippian Valid Type
Ebenezer
AKA: Rudimentary Stemmed
Contracting Stem to Ovoid Small Woodland Valid Type
Flint River Spike Ovoid / Contracting Stem Small to Medium Middle to Late Woodland Valid Type
Guilford Round Base Ovoid Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Harahey
AKA: Four Bevel Knife
Ovoid Large Mississippian Valid Type
LeFlore
Subtype for Gary
Contracting Stem to Ovoid Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Gary Subtype
Lerma Bi-Point Ovoid Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Lerma Round Base Ovoid Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Morrow Mountain Round Base Ovoid Medium Middle Archaic Collector Type
Nodena
AKA: Willow Leaf
Ovoid Medium Late Mississippian Valid Type
Nodena Banks
AKA: Banks
Ovoid Medium Late Mississippian Valid Type
Ramey Knife Ovoid Very Large Mississippian Valid Type
Red Ocher Ovoid Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Tennessee River Ovoid to Triangle Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Collector Type
Tennessee Saw Ovoid Very Large Early Archaic Collector Type
Valina Triangle to Ovoid Small Woodland Collector Type
Triangle          
Benton Blade Triangle Medium to Large Middle Archaic Preform Type
Brewerton Eared Triangle Side Notch / Triangle Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Camp Creek Triangle Small to Medium Early to Middle Woodland Valid Type
Cobbs Triangle Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Connestee Triangle Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Copena Triangular
AKA: Florida Copena
Triangle Medium to Large Late Archaic to Woodland Valid Type
Decatur Blade Triangle Medium Early Archaic Preform
Elk Garden
AKA: Chestnut Triangular
Triangle Small to Medium Woodland Provisional Type
Fort Ancient Triangle Small to Medium Mississippian Valid Type
Fort Ancient Blade Triangle Medium to Large Mississippian Collector Type
Frazier Triangle to Ovoid Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Garden Creek Triangular Triangle Small Middle Woodland Valid Type
Greenville Triangle to Lanceolate Medium Early to Middle Woodland Valid Type
Guntersville
AKA: Dallas
Triangle to Lanceolate Small to Medium Late Mississippian to Historic Valid Type
Hamilton Triangle Triangle Small Woodland Valid Type
Haywood Triangle Triangle Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Jack's Reef Pentagonal Triangle Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Madison Triangle Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
Mouse Creek Triangle Small to Medium Late Mississippian Valid Type
Painted Rock Valley Triangle Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Pigeon Side Notch Side Notch to Triangle Medium Middle Woodland Valid Type
Pisgah Triangle Small Mississippian Valid Type
Sand Mountain Triangle Small Late Woodland to Mississippian Valid Type
South Appalachian Pentagonal Triangle Small to Medium Woodland Valid Type
Transylvania Triangle Triangle Medium to Large Early Woodland Valid Type
Yadkin Triangle Small to Medium Late Woodland to Early Mississippian Valid Type