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