Notched Projectile Points of the
Desert Southwest Region
Notched Projectile Points of the
Desert Southwest Region
| Name | Picture | Shape | Size | Cultural Period | Validity |
| Side Notch | |||||
| Abiquiu |
   |
Side Notch | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type |
| Armijo |
   |
Side Notch / Auriculate | Small to Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type |
| Atotonilco Side Notch |
  |
Side Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Preclassic | Valid Type |
| Awatovi |
  |
Side Notch | Small | Developmental | Valid Type |
| Black Mesa |
   |
Expanding Stem to Side Notch | Small or Medium | Transitional Archaic to Basketmaker II | Valid Type |
| Bonito |
    |
Side Notch | Small | Developmental (Pueblo II and III) | Valid Type |
| Buck Taylor
Notch AKA: Red Horn |
  |
Side Notch | Small | Historic | Valid Type |
| Caracara |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Late Prehistory | Valid Type |
| Cerro de Ayala Side Notch |
   |
Side Notch | Small | Preclassic | Valid Type |
| Chiricahua |
 |
Side Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
| Citrus Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Classic | Valid Type |
| Cruz de la Boca Side Notch |
  |
Side Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Preclassic | Valid Type |
| Del Carmen |
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Side Notch | Small | Classic - Prehistoric | Provisional Type |
| Desert |
   |
Side Notch | Small | Classic | Valid Type |
| Desert Delta |
   |
Side Notch | Small | Classic | Valid Type |
| Desert Sierra |
    |
Side Notch | Small | Classic | Valid Type |
| Dry Prong |
  |
Side Notch | Small | Developmental - Prehistory | Valid Type |
| Durango |
   |
Side Notch | Small | Late Archaic | Valid Type |
| Durango Side Notch |
  |
Side Notch | Medium | Preclassic to Classic | Valid Type |
| Elko Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
| Figueroa |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
| Frio AKA: Walking Man |
   |
Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
| Gatlin AKA: Hohokam |
 |
Side Notch | Medium | Prehistoric / Classic | Valid Type |
|
Graceros Side Notch Cruz de la Boca variant |
   |
Side Notch | Small | Transitional Archaic to Classic | Valid Type |
| Guadiana Side Notch |
 |
Side Notch | Small | Preclassic to Classic | Valid Type |
| Harrell |
    |
Side Notch | Small | Mississippian | Valid Type |
| Haskell |
   |
Side Notch | Small | Mississippian | Valid Type |
| Hervideros Single Notch |
 |
Side to Corner Notch | Small | Transitional Archaic to Classic | Valid Type |
| Kin Kletso (Pueblo Side Notch Sub-Type) |
   |
Side Notch | Small | Classic | Valid Type |
| La Cueva |
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Side Notch | Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Provisional Type |
| Los Banos Single Notch |
   |
Side to Corner Notch | Small | Transitional Archaic to Classic | Valid Type |
| Maljamar |
   |
Side Notch | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
| Mimbre |
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Side Notch | Small | Developmental | Valid Type |
| Navacoyan Side Notch |
  |
Side Notch | Small | Preclassic | Valid Type |
| Neff |
    |
Side Notch to Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type |
| Northern Side
Notch AKA: Silent Snake |
     |
Side Notch | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
| Paisano |
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Side Notch | Medium | Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
| Point of the Pines |
  |
Side Notch | Small | Developmental / Late Prehistoric | Provisional Type |
| Pueblo Side Notch Straight Base |
 |
Side Notch | Small | Classic to Late Prehistoric | Valid Type |
| Pueblo Side Notch Concave Base |
   |
Side Notch | Small | Classic to Late Prehistoric | Valid Type |
| Ridge Ruin |
 |
Side Notch | Small | Late Prehistoric / Developmental | 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 Sudden Variant |
  |
Side Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Variant Type |
| Rose Springs Side Notch |
   |
Side Notch | Small | Late Prehistoric / Developmental | Valid Type |
| Sacaton |
 |
Side Notch | Small | Developmental | Collector Type |
| Salado |
  |
Side Notch | Small | Late Prehistoric to Historic | Valid Type |
| San Jose |
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Expanding Stem to Side Notch | Small to Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
| San Luis Side Notch |
   |
Side Notch | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Provisional Type |
| San Rafael |
  |
Side Notch | Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
| Santa Ana Side Notch |
   |
Side Notch | Medium | Transitional Archaic to Classic | Valid Type |
| Sauceda Side Notch |
 |
Side Notch | Small | Classic / Late Prehistoric | Valid Type |
|
Schroeder Basal Notch |
 |
Side Notch | Small | Preclassic | Valid Type |
|
Schroeder Side Notch Cruz de la Boca variant |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Classic | Valid Type |
| Sitgreaves Serrated |
 |
Side Notch | Small | Developmental / Prehistory | Valid Type |
| Snaketown Side Notch |
   |
Side Notch | Small | Developmental | Valid Type |
| Suchil Side Notch |
   |
Side Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Classic | Valid Type |
| Sudden Side Notch |
    |
Side Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
| Temporal |
  |
Side Notch | Small | Developmental Pueblo II and III |
Valid Type |
| Todsen |
  |
Side Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Provisional Type |
| Toyah |
    |
Side Notch | Small | Late Prehistoric to Historic | Valid Type |
| Trebbe Side Notch |
  |
Side Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Preclassic | Valid Type |
| Ventana
Side Notch AKA: Luepp Side Notch and Squaw Mountain |
   |
Side Notch | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
| Walnut Canyon |
    |
Side Notch | Small | Developmental to Late Prehistoric | Provisional Type |
| Washita |
   |
Side Notch | Small | Mississippian | Valid Type |
| Washita Peno |
   |
Side Notch | Small | Mississippian | Provisional Type |
| White Mountain Side Notch |
   |
Side Notch | Small | Classic to Historic | Provisional Type |
| Yavapai Side Notch Desert Sierra |
 |
Side Notch | Small | Developmental to Historic | Cultural Type |
| Corner Notch | |||||
| Amargosa (Elko Series) |
 |
Corner Notch | Medium | Transitional Archaic | Cultural Type |
| Atotonilco Corner Notch |
  |
Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Preclassic | Valid Type |
| Carlsbad |
  |
Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Developmental | Valid Type |
| Chaco |
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Corner Notch | Small | Developmental | Valid Type |
| Cienega
Corner Notch AKA: Tularosa |
    |
Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Developmental | Valid Type |
| Convento |
  |
Expanding Stem to Corner Notch | Small | Prehistoric / Classic | Provisional Type |
| Diablo Corner Notch |
 |
Expanding Stem to Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
| Dolores Expanding Stem |
   |
Expanding Stem to Corner Notch | Small | Developmental Pueblo I to Pueblo II |
Valid Type |
| Edgewood |
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Corner Notch to Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type |
| Edwards |
    |
Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Woodland / Prehistoric | Valid Type |
| Elko Corner Notch |
   |
Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
| Elko Eared |
   |
Expanding Stem to Corner Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
| Ellis |
   |
Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Late Archaic to Early Woodland | Valid Type |
|
En Medio San Pedro Variant |
   |
Corner Notch | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | San Pedro Variant |
| Ensor AKA: Juno Broad Base |
    |
Corner Notch | Medium to Large | Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
| Ensor Frio Ensor Split Stem |
    |
Corner Notch / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Transitional Archaic | Collector Type |
|
Hueco San Pedro Variant |
    |
Corner Notch | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | San Pedro Variant |
| Marcos |
    |
Corner Notch | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
| Martindale AKA: Martindale Fishtail |
   |
Corner Notch / Bifurcated | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
| Metates Corner Notch |
 |
Corner Notch | Medium | Transitional Archaic to Preclassic | Valid Type |
| Pasitas Side Notch |
  |
Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Late Prehistoric to Historic | Valid Type |
| Rocker Corner Notch - Elko Variant |
  |
Side to Corner Notch | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Variant Type |
| Rose Springs Corner Notch AKA: Rosegate |
    |
Corner Notch | Small | Late Prehistoric / Developmental | Valid Type |
| San Antonio Corner Notch |
   |
Corner Notch | Medium | Late Archaic to Preclassic | Valid Type |
| San Miguel Corner Notch |
  |
Corner Notch | Medium | Transitional Archaic to Preclassic | Valid Type |
| Scallorn |
     |
Corner Notch | Small | Late Woodland to Mississippian | Valid Type |
| Tesuque |
  |
Corner Notch | Small | Developmental to Classic / Prehistoric | Provisional Type |
| Trujillo |
   |
Corner Notch | Small | Developmental | Valid Type |
| Basal Notch | |||||
| Bandy |
   |
Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
| Castroville |
   |
Basal Notch | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
| Charco |
    |
Stemmed | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
|
Cienega Basal Notch AKA: Tularosa |
  |
Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic to Developmental | Valid Type |
| Deadman's |
   |
Basal Notch | Small | Developmental - Prehistoric | Valid Type |
| Eastgate |
   |
Basal Notch | Small | Developmental / Late Prehistory | Valid Type |
| Eastgate Split Stem |
   |
Basal Notch / Bifurcated |
Small | Developmental / Late Prehistory | Valid Type |
| Guadiana Barbed |
  |
Stemmed / Basal Notch | Medium | Preclassic | Valid Type |
| Hodges |
 |
Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Developmental / Late Prehistoric | Valid Type |
| Metates Barbed |
  |
Corner Notch to Basal Notch | Medium | Transitional Archaic to Preclassic | Valid Type |
| Parowan |
   |
Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Developmental | Valid Type |
| Sabinal |
 |
Expanding Stem | Small | Late Prehistoric | Valid Type |
| Shumla |
   |
Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
| Slentz Barbed |
  |
Stemmed / Basal Notch | Medium | Transitional Archaic to Classic | Valid Type |