Stemmed Projectile Points of
Tennessee
Name | Picture | Shape | Size | Cultural Period | Validity |
Contracting Stem | |||||
Adena Vanishing Stem | Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Woodland | Collector Type | |
Camden Subtype for Gary Contracting Stem |
Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Gary Subtype | |
Cogswell Contracting Stem | Contracting Stem | Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Conerly AKA: Lively |
Contracting Stem to Lanceolate | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Dickson AKA: Adena Dickson |
Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Woodland | Valid Type | |
Ebenezer AKA: Rudimentary Stemmed |
Contracting Stem | Small | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Eva Type I | Basal Notch / Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Flint River Spike | Ovoid / Contracting Stem | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Woodland | Valid Type | |
Gar Scale | Contracting Stem | Small | Late Woodland to Historic | Provisional Type | |
Gary | Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Guilford Stemmed AKA: Briar Creek |
Contracting Stem | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
LeFlore Subtype for Gary |
Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Gary Subtype | |
Mabin Subtype for Gary |
Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Gary Subtype | |
Maples | Contracting Stem | Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Maybon Gary Sub-type |
Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Sub-Type | |
Melvern Gary Sub-type |
Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Sub-Type | |
Merkle | Side Notch / Contracting Stem | Medium | 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 | |
Randolph | Contracting Stem to Stemmed | Small to Medium | Woodland to Mississippian | Valid 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 | |
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 | |
Afton Stemmed AKA: Pentagonal Knife (Ohio River Valley) |
Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Appalachian | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Benton Broad Stem | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Benton Narrow Blade | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Sub-Type for Benton | |
Bradley Spike | Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Small to Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Buck Creek | Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Medium |
Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Buggs Island | Stemmed | Small to Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Buzzard
Roost Creek AKA Benton Auriculate |
Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Coosa Stemmed | Stemmed | Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Cotaco Creek | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Cotaco
Wright AKA for Wright |
Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Collector Type | |
Cresap | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Dagger Knife | Stemmed | Large to Very Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Delhi | Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Elk River | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Elora | Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Eva Type II | Basal Notch / Stemmed to Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Heavy Duty | Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Collector Type | |
Holland | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Johnson | Stemmed | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Jude | Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Small | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Kays | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle to Late 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 | |
Limestone | Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Little Bear Creek | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Mulberry Creek | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
New Market | Stemmed | Small to Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Pickwick | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Plott Short Stem | Stemmed | Medium | Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Pontchartrain Type I | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Rheems Creek | Stemmed | Small to Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Robins AKA: Adena Robins |
Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Woodland | Valid Type | |
Savannah River | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Scottsbluff Type I | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type | |
Scottsbluff Type II | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type | |
Shoals Creek | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Smithsonia | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Stanly | Stemmed to Expanding Stem | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Stone Square Stem | Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Swannanoa | Stemmed | Small | Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Thelma Short Stem | Stemmed | Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Vaughn | Stemmed | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
White Springs | Stemmed | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Wright AKA: Cotaco Wright |
Stemmed | Medium | Woodland | Collector Type | |
Expanding Stem | |||||
Alba | Expanding Stemmed | Small to Medium | Late Woodland to Mississippian | Valid Type | |
Autauga | Expanding Stem | Small | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bakers Creek | Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Beacon Island | Expanding Stem | Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Benton | Expanding Stem | Medium to Very Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Benton Bottleneck | Expanding Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Sub-type of Benton | |
Benton Double Notch | Expanding Stemmed | Large to Very Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Big Slough | Expanding Stemmed | Medium to Large | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Bottleneck | Expanding Stem | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Cave Springs | Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Crawford Creek | Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Cypress Creek | Corner Notch to Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Decatur AKA: Fracture Base Point |
Expanding Stem to Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Evans | Expanding Stem to Stemmed | Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Fairland | Expanding Stem | Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Fishspear | Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Flint Creek | Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Frederick | Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Garth Slough | Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Halifax | Side Notch to Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Hamilton Stemmed | Expanding Stem to Stemmed | Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Hardin |
Expanding Stem to Corner Notch | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Hardin Barbed | Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Hardin Knobbed | Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Hardove | Corner Notch to Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Collector Type | |
Harpeth River | Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Iddins Undifferentiated Stem | Expanding Stem | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Kanawha | Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Lowe | Expanding Stem | Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
MacCorkle AKA: Large Bi-Face |
Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
McIntire | Expanding Stem | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type | |
Merom | Expanding Stem | Small | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Motley | Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Mountain Fork | Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Mud Creek | Expanding Stem | Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Patrick | Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Late Archaic | Provisional Type | |
Pipe Creek | Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Woodland / Late Prehistoric | Valid Type | |
Rice Lobed | Expanding Stem /. Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Russell Cave | Expanding Stem | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Sequoyah | Expanding Stem to Corner Notch | Small | Late Woodland to Early Mississippian | Valid Type | |
St. Albans | Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type | |
Steuben | Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Woodland | Valid Type | |
Swan Lake | Expanding Stem | Small | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Sykes | Expanding Stem | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Table Rock | Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | Valid Type | |
Wade | Expanding Stem to Basal Notched | Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type | |
Weems | Expanding Stem to Corner Notch | Medium | Early Woodland | Valid Type | |