Projectile Point Identification Guide

Stemmed Projectile Points of the

Yukon Territory


 

    

 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Contracting Stem          
Kavik Contracting Stem
AKA: Kio-Kut and Athapaskan Stemmed
Contracting Stem to Stemmed Small Athapaskan Culture Valid Type
Pelly Contracting Stem Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Taan Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Taye Contracting Stem / Bifurcated Medium to Large Medium to Late Archaic Provisional Type
Xil Ovoid to Contracting Stem Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Xilju Ovoid to Contracting Stem Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Yukon Constricting Stem Contracting Stem to Ovoid Medium to Large Late to Transitional Archaic Provisional Type
Yukon Large Stemmed Contracting Stem Large   Provisional Type
Yukon Small Tang Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Provisional Type
Stemmed          
Bear Stemmed Medium to Large Norton Tradition Valid Type
Bear Bifurcated Stemmed / Bifurcated Medium to Large Norton Tradition Valid Type
Destruction Bay Stemmed Stemmed Medium Middle Archaic Provisional Type
Kayuk
(Denbigh Variant)
Stemmed Small to Medium Artic Small Tool Tradition Valid Type
Kuki
Bear Sub-type
Stemmed Small to Medium Norton Tradition Collector Type
Nuwuks
Bear Sub-Type
Stemmed Large Norton Phase Collector Type
OYKC Stemmed
(On Your Knees Cave)
Stemmed to Contracting Stem Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Provisional Type
Point Hope
AKA: Bear Type 5
Stemmed Large Norton Tradition Bear Subtype
Repeating Lance/
Thrusting Lance
Stemmed Medium to Large Norton Tradition Valid Type
Slightly Stemmed Pentagonal Stemmed to Pentagonal Small Late Archaic Provisional Type
Unalakleet
Bear Subtype
Stemmed Medium to Large Norton Tradition Bear Subtype
Utkiavwin
Bear Subtype
Stemmed Large Norton Tradition Bear Subtype
Whale Stemmed Medium to Large Northern Artic Tradition Valid Type
Yukon Stemmed Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic Provisional Type
Expanding Stem          
Aishihik Expanding Stem Expanding Stem Large Transitional Archaic to Developmental Provisional Type
Kamut Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Palisades
AKA: Kotzebue Bay
Side Notch to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late Northern Archaic Tradition Valid Type