Projectile Point Identification

Name	Picture	Shape	Size	Cultural Period	Validity
Agate Basin		Ovoid to Lanceolate	Medium to Large	Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic	Valid Type
Agava Knife AKA for Mescal Knife		Triangle	Medium	Late Prehistoric to Historic	AKA Type
Alamo		Expanding Stemmed	Large to Very Large	Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Alberta		Stemmed	Medium to Large	Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic	Valid Type
Albion Head AKA: Mendocino Side Notch		Side Notch	Medium	Middle to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Alkali		Stemmed	Small	Developmental / Late Prehistory	Valid Type
Amargosa (Elko Series)		Corner Notch	Medium	Transitional Archaic	Cultural Type
Amargosa Type I AKA for Ventana Amargosa		Stemmed	Small to Medium	Middle Archaic	AKA Type
Ano Nuevo		Contracting Stem	Medium	Late Archaic	Valid Type
Antelope		Corner Notch	Medium	Transitional Archaic	Provisional Type
Bald Mountain Borax Lake Variant					More Information Needed
Bare Creek AKA for Gatecliff Split Stem		Stemmed	Medium	Late Archaic	Sub-type or AKA for Gatecliff Split Stem
Bear River		Side Notch	Small	Late Developmental to Classic	Valid Type
Big Valley		Stemmed	Medium to Large	Middle to Late Archaic	Valid Type
Birch Creek Type A		Lanceolate to Triangle	Medium	Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic	Valid Type
Birch Creek Type B		Ovoid	Medium	Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic	Valid Type
Black Rock		Lanceolate	Medium	Transitional Paleo	Valid Type
Bliss Type A		Contracting Stem	Small	Developmental	Valid Type
Bliss Type B		Contracting Stem	Small	Developmental	Valid Type
Borax Lake		Stemmed	Medium	Early to Middle Archaic	Valid Type
Buchanan Eared		Auriculate	Medium to Large	Late to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Buck Gully		Triangle	Small	Developmental	Provisional Type
Bucks Lake		Stemmed	Medium	Early to Middle Archaic	Valid Sub-type for Borax Lake
Cache Creek		Expanding Stem	Medium to Large	Middle to Late Archaic	Valid Type
Canalino AKA: Canalino Shallow Tail and Coastal Cottonwood		Triangle	Small	Classic to Historic	Valid Type
Cascade		Ovoid	Medium to Large	Early to Middle Archaic	Valid Type
Cascade Bi-Point AKA: Kennewick		Ovoid / Bi-Point	Medium to Large	Early to Middle Archaic	Valid Type
Cascade Knife		Ovoid	Medium to Very Large	Early to Middle Archaic	Collector's Type
Cascade Shouldered		Contracting Stem	Medium to Large	Early to Middle Archaic	Valid Type
Channel Island Barbed		Contracting Stem	Small to Medium	Transitional Archaic to Developmental	Valid Type
Chumash AKA for Malaga Cove and Coastal Cottonwood		Ovoid	Small to Medium	Developmental	AKA Type
Clear Lake		Side Notch	Small	Developmental to Classic	Valid Type
Clikapudi		Corner to Side Notch	Medium	Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Clovis		Auriculate / Lanceolate	Small to Large	Paleo	Valid Type
Clovis - Tulare Lake AKA: Tulare Lake		Lanceolate	Small to Medium	Paleo	Sub-Type of Clovis
Clovis Unfluted		Auriculate / Lanceolate	Small to Large	Paleo	Valid Type
Coastal Cottonwood AKA for Canalino		Triangle	Small	Developmental	AKA Type
Coastal Cottonwood Leaf AKA for Malaga Cove and Chumash		Ovoid	Small to Medium	Developmental	AKA Type
Cody Knife		Other	Medium	Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic	Valid Type
Comondu Triangular		Side Notch	Small to Medium	Developmental to Historic	Valid Type
Comondu Serrated		Side Notch	Small to Medium	Developmental to Historic	Valid Type
Contra Costa		Contracting Stem	Small to Large	Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Copsey Bi-Point		Ovoid	Medium	Late to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type (possible re-worked Excelsior points)
Cottonwood Leaf		Ovoid	Small	Developmental to Historic	Valid Type
Cottonwood		Triangle	Small	Developmental to Historic	Valid Type
Cougar Mountain		Contracting Stem	Medium to Large	Transitional Paleo	Valid Type
Crescent Knife		Other	Small to Medium	Paleo	Valid Type
Descanso		Side Notch	Medium	Middle Archaic	Valid Type
Desert		Side Notch	Small	Classic	Valid Type
Desert Corner Notch AKA for Elko Corner Notch		Corner Notch	Small to Medium	Late Archaic	AKA Type
Desert Delta		Side Notch	Small	Classic	Valid Type
Desert Redding		Side Notch	Small to Medium	Classic	Valid Type
Desert Sierra		Side Notch	Small	Classic	Valid Type
Desert Stemmed AKA for Rose Springs Stemmed		Stemmed	Small	Developmental	AKA Type
Diablo Canyon		Side Notch	Medium	Early to Middle Archaic	Valid Type
Dos Cabezas		Triangle		Developmental	Valid Type
Drill		Other	Small to Large	Paleo to Historic	Valid Type
Early Leaf		Ovoid	Medium to Very Large	Early Archaic	More Information Needed
Eastgate		Basal Notch	Small	Developmental / Late Prehistory	Valid Type
Eastgate Split Stem		Basal Notch / Bifurcated	Small	Developmental / Late Prehistory	Valid Type
Eden AKA: Yuma		Stemmed	Medium to Large	Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic	Valid Type
El Zacateco
Elko Side Notch		Side Notch	Small to Medium	Late to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Elko Corner Notch		Corner Notch	Small to Medium	Late to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Elko Eared		Expanding Stem / Bifurcated	Small to Medium	Late to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Elko Split Stem		Expanding Stemmed	Small to Medium	Late to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Emigrant Springs		Basal Notch	Small	Developmental	Collector Type
En Medio San Pedro Variant		Corner Notch	Medium	Late to Transitional Archaic	San Pedro Variant
Excelsior		Contracting Stem to Ovoid	Medium to Large	Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Firstview		Lanceolate	Medium to Large	Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic	Valid Type
Fish Slough Side Notch		Side Notch	Medium to Large	Early Archaic	Valid Type
Folsom		Lanceolate	Medium	Transitional Paleo	Valid Type
Foresthill Notched		Side Notch	Small to Medium	Late to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Gatecliff Split Stem		Stemmed / Bifurcated	Medium	Middle to Late Archaic	Valid Type
Gatecliff		Contracting Stem	Medium	Middle to Late Archaic	Valid Type
Green River		Lanceolate	Small	Middle Archaic	Valid Type
Guajademi Split Stem		Expanding Stem to Side Notch	Small	Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Guerrero Negro		Triangle	Medium to Large	Late Prehistoric to Historic	Valid Type
Gunther Barbed AKA: Camas Valley, Mad River, Molly, Molalla, Rogue River, Shasta, Sutter Valley		Basal Notch	Small	Developmental to Classic	Valid Type
Gunther Triangle AKA: U-Back		Triangle	Small	Developmental to Classic	Collector Type
Gypsum Cave AKA: Lobo, Park Point		Contracting Stem	Medium	Late Archaic	Valid Type
Haskett Type I		Lanceolate	Medium to Large	Transitional Paleo	Valid Type
Haskett Type II		Lanceolate	Medium to Large	Transitional Paleo	Valid Type
Helena (More Information Needed)		Corner Notch
Hells Canyon		Corner Notch	Small to Medium	Developmental to Historic	Valid Type
Hells Canyon Basal Notch		Basal Notch	Small to Medium	Developmental to Historic	Valid Type
Hot Creek		Expanding Stem	Medium to Large	Late to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Houx	.	Contracting Stem	Medium to Large	Late to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Huamalgueno		Ovoid to Triangular	Medium	Late Prehistoric to Historic	Valid Type
Humboldt		Lanceolate	Small to Medium	Middle to Late Archaic	Valid Type
Humboldt Basal Notch		Lanceolate	Small to Medium	Middle to Late Archaic	Valid Type
Humboldt Constricted Base		Lanceolate	Small to Medium	Middle to Late Archaic	Valid Type
Humboldt Expanded Base		Auriculate Lanceolate	Small to Medium	Middle to Late Archaic	Valid Type
Jalama		Side Notch	Small to Medium	Early to Middle Archaic	Valid Type
Jatay		Side Notch to Expanding Stem	Small to Medium	Late to Transitional Archaic	Cultural Type
Kavinish (More Information Needed)
Keel Scrapper AKA for McKee		Ovoid	Medium	Middle Archaic	AKA Type
Kelsey Creek Barbed		Expanding Stemmed	Medium to Large	Middle to Late Archaic	Valid Type
Kennewick AKA for Cascade Bi-Point		Ovoid	Medium to Large	Transitional Paleo	AKA type
La Jolla		Side Notch to Expanding Stem	Small to Medium	Late to Transitional Archaic	Cultural Type
La Paz		Contracting Stem	Medium	Early Archaic	Valid Type
Lake Mojave		Contracting Stemmed	Medium	Transitional Paleo	Valid Type
Little Lake AKA for Pinto Basin		Stemmed	Medium	Late Archaic	AKA Type
Little Pico Creek (More Information Needed)		Ovoid	Large	Transitional Archaic to Developmental	Provisional Type
Lobo AKA for Gypsum Cave		Contracting Stem	Medium	Late Archaic	AKA Type
Loreto		Contracting Stem	Large	Early Archaic	Valid Type
Luepp Side Notch AKA for Ventana Side Notch		Side Notch	Small to Medium	Middle to Late Archaic	Valid Type
Madeline Dunes AKA for Northern Side Notch		Side Notch	Medium to Large	Early Archaic	AKA / Site Specific Type
Madonna		Side Notch	Small	Classic - Historic	Valid Type
Malaga Cove Leaf AKA: Chumash and Coastal Cottonwood		Ovoid	Small to Medium	Developmental	Valid Type
Manuela		Contracting Stem	Small to Medium	Late Prehistoric to Historic	Valid Type
Martis		Side Notch	Medium	Transitional Archaic to Developmental	Valid Type
Marymount AKA: Malaga Cove Stemmed		Stemmed	Small	Developmental - Late Prehistory	Valid Type
Mayacmas		Corner to Side Notch	Medium to Large	Middle to Late Archaic	Valid Type
McGillivray		Expanding Stem	Medium to Large	Late Archaic	Valid Type
McKee AKA: Keel Scrapper		Ovoid	Medium	Middle Archaic	Valid Type
Mendocino Concave		Lanceolate	Medium	Middle Archaic	Valid Type
Mendocino Side Notch AKA for Albion Head		Side Notch	Medium	Middle to Transitional Archaic	AKA Type
Mescal Knife AKA: Agava Knife		Triangle	Medium	Late Prehistoric to Historic	Valid Type
Molalla AKA for Gunther		Basal Notch	Small to Medium	Developmental	AKA Type
Molly AKA for Gunther		Basal Notch	Small to Medium	Developmental	AKA Type
Mostin Pentagonal		Triangle	Medium	Early to Middle Archaic	Valid Type
Mount Albion		Expanding Stem	Medium	Middle Archaic	Valid Type
Nawthis		Side Notch	Medium	Developmental	Valid Type
Need Stemmed Lanceolate		Side Notch	Medium to Large	Transitional Archaic	Provisional Type
Nightfire		Side Notch	Medium to Large	Late to Transitional Archaic	Collector Type
Norden Basal Notch		Basal Notch	Medium	Late to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Northern Side Notch AKA: Silent Snake		Side Notch	Medium to Large	Early Archaic	Valid Type
Owl Cave		Lanceolate	Medium	Transitional Paleo	Collector Type
Panamint Stemmed		Stemmed	Medium to Large	Transitional Paleo	Valid Type
Panoche		Side Notch	Small	Classic to Historic	Valid Type
Park Point AKA for Gypsum Cave		Contracting Stem	Medium	Late Archaic	AKA Type
Parman		Stemmed	Medium to Large	Early Archaic	Valid Type
Parowan		Basal Notch	Small to Medium	Developmental	Valid Type
Pinto Basin Barbed Shoulder		Stemmed	Medium	Late Archaic	Valid Type
Pinto Basin Sloping Shoulder		Stemmed	Medium	Late Archaic	Valid Type
Pinto Basin Square Shoulder		Stemmed	Medium	Late Archaic	Valid Type
Pinto Basin Shoulderless		Stemmed	Medium	Late Archaic	Valid Type
Point Sal Barbed		Contracting Stem	Medium to Large	Late to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Price Ranch		Triangle	Medium	Late Prehistoric to Historic	Valid Type
Rattlesnake		Corner Notch	Small	Developmental to Classic	Valid Type
Rocker Side Notch		Side Notch	Medium	Middle Archaic	Valid Type
Rocker Side Notch- Elko Variant		Side to Corner Notch	Medium	Late to Transitional Archaic	Variant Type
Rocker Corner Notch - Elko Variant		Side to Corner Notch	Medium	Late to Transitional Archaic	Variant Type
Rocker Sudden Variant		Side Notch	Medium	Middle Archaic	Variant Type
Rogue River AKA for Gunther Barbed		Basal Notch	Small to Medium	Developmental	AKA Type
Roma		Contracting Stem	Small		Provisional Type
Rose Springs Corner Notch AKA: Rosegate		Corner Notch	Small	Late Prehistoric / Developmental	Valid Type
Rose Springs Side Notch		Side Notch	Small	Late Prehistoric / Developmental	Valid Type
Rose Springs Sloping Shoulder		Stemmed	Small	Late Prehistoric / Developmental	Valid Type
Rose Springs Stemmed AKA: Desert Stemmed		Stemmed	Small	Late Prehistoric / Developmental	Valid Type
Rosegate AKA for Rose Springs and Eastgate		Corner Notch	Small	Late Prehistoric / Developmental	AKA Type
Rossi Square Stem		Stemmed	Medium to Large	Late to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Rossi Expanding Stem		Expanding Stem	Medium to Large	Late to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Round Valley		Corner Notch	Medium	Transitional Archaic to Developmental	Valid Type
Salmon River Fishtail		Side Notch	Medium	Early to Middle Archaic	Valid Type
San Felipe		Varies	Small	Late Prehistoric to Historic	Lithic Material type
San Jose		Expanding Stem	Small to Medium	Middle Archaic	Valid Type
San Luis Side Notch		Side Notch	Medium	Early to Middle Archaic	Provisional Type
San Pedro AKA: En Medio, Hueco, and Basketmaker II		Expanding Stem	Small to Medium	Late to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
San Rafael		Side Notch	Medium	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
Shoshone Knife AKA for Wahmuza		Ovoid	Medium to Large	Developmental to Classic	AKA Type
Sierra Contracting Stem		Contracting Stem	Large	Late to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Silent Snake AKA for Northern Side Notch		Side Notch	Medium to Large	Early Archaic	AKA type
Silver Lake		Stemmed	Small to Medium	Transitional Paleo	Valid Type
Squaw Mountain		Side Notch	Small to Medium	Middle to Late Archaic	Collector Type
Stanislaus		Stemmed	Medium	Middle Archaic	Valid Type
Steamboat Lanceolate		Ovoid	Medium to Large	Late to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Stockton Corner Notch		Corner Notch	Small to Medium	Developmental / Late Prehistoric	Valid Type
Stockton Curve		Other	Small to Medium	Developmental / Late Prehistoric	Valid Type
Stockton Leaf		Leaf	Small to Medium	Developmental / Late Prehistoric	Valid Type
Stockton Side Notch		Side Notch	Small to Medium	Developmental / Late Prehistoric	Valid Type
Stockton Stemmed		Stemmed	Small to Medium	Developmental / Late Prehistoric	Valid Type
Sudden Side Notch		Side Notch	Medium	Middle Archaic	Valid Type
Sutter Contracting Stem Gunther Variant		Contracting Stem	Small	Developmental to Classic / Late Prehistoric	Gunther Variant
Timponogus Blade		Ovoid	Medium to Large	Developmental to Classic	Cultural Type
Triangular Knife		Triangle	Medium to Large	Late Archaic	Collector Type
Triple T Humboldt Variant		Lanceolate	Medium	Early to Middle Archaic	Valid Variant Type
Tulare Lake AKA: Tulare Lake Clovis		Lanceolate	Small to Medium	Late Paleo	Valid Sub-Type
Tulare Lake Bi-Point		Ovoid	Medium to Large	Early Archaic	Collector Type
Tuolumne Notched		Side Notch	Large	Late to Transitional Archaic	Provisional Type
U-Back AKA for Gunther Triangle		Triangle	Small to Medium	Developmental	AKA Type
Uinta		Side Notch	Small	Developmental	Valid Type
Vallecito		Side Notch	Small	Classic to Historic	Provisional Type
Vandenberg Contracting Stem		Contracting Stem	Medium to Large	Late to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Ventana Amargosa AKA: Amargosa Type I		Stemmed	Small to Medium	Middle Archaic	Valid Type
Ventana Side Notch AKA:L Luepp Side Notch and Squaw Mountain		Side Notch	Small to Medium	Middle to Late Archaic	Valid Type
Vizcaino		Corner Notch	Large	Middle Archaic	Valid Type
Wahmuza AKA: Shoshone Knife		Ovoid	Medium to Large	Developmental to Classic	Valid Type
Wealth Blade		Ovoid	Large to Very Large	Developmental to Historic	Valid Type
Wendover		Expanding Stem	Medium	Middle Archaic	Valid Type
Willits		Side Notch	Medium to Large	Late to Transitional Archaic	Valid Type
Windust Type A		Stemmed	Medium to Large	Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic	Valid Type
Windust Type B		Stemmed	Medium to Large	Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic	Valid Type
Windust Type C		Stemmed	Medium to Large	Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic	Valid Type
Winitu / Desert Redding		Side Notch	Small to Medium	Historic	Cultural Type
Yana / Shasta Complex Gunther Barbed Variant		Contracting Stem	Small	Developmental to Historic	Cultural Type
Yosemite Contracting Stem		Contracting Stem	Medium to Large	Late to Transitional Archaic	Provisional Type
Zacatecas		Stemmed to Expanding Stem	Medium to Large	Early to Middle Archaic	Valid Type