Bifurcated Projectile Points of North and Central America
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Name | Picture | Shape | Size | Cultural Period | Validity |
Adams County |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Alazan |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medieval Warm | Late Prehistoric | Provisional Type |
Anaqua |
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Corner Notch /Bifurcated | Small | Transitional Archaic to Prehistoric | Valid Type |
Avonlea Carmichael AKA: Carmichael |
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Side Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Late Woodland / Developmental | Valid Type |
Avonlea Gull Lake AKA: Gull Lake |
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Side Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Late Woodland / Developmental | Valid Type |
Baker |
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Stemmed to Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Bare Creek AKA for Gatecliff Split Stem |
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Stemmed /Bifurcated | Medium | Late Archaic | Sub-type or AKA for Gatecliff Split Stem |
Basal Double Tang |
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Stemmed /Bifurcated | Medium | Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Big Sandy Contracting Base / Big Sandy Auriculate |
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Side Notch / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Carmichael AKA for Avonlea Carmichael |
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Side Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Late Woodland / Developmental | AKA Type |
Carrizo |
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Triangle / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Cave Springs |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Chipola |
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Auriculate / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Chiricahua |
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Side Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Cossatot River |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Culpepper |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Collector Type |
Cuney |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small | Late Prehistoric to Historic | Valid Type |
Delia Notched Base AKA for Montell |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | AKA Type |
Duncan |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Eastgate Split Stem |
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Basal Notch / Bifurcated | Small | Developmental / Late Prehistory | Valid Type |
Edwards |
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Corner Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Woodland / Prehistoric | Valid Type |
Elko Eared |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Elko Split Stem |
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Expanding Stemmed / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Ensor Frio Ensor Split Stem |
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Corner Notch / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Transitional Archaic | Collector Type |
Fox Valley Bifurcated |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Frederick |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Friley |
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Expanding Bifurcated to Contracting Stem | Small | Prehistoric / Mississippian | Valid Type |
Friley Blade |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Prehistoric / Mississippian | Collector Type |
Frio |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Gadsden |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Woodland to Early Mississippian | Valid Type |
Garth Slough |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Garza |
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Triangle / Bifurcated | Small | Late Prehistoric / Classic | Valid Type |
Garza Lott AKA for Lott |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small | Historic | AKA Type |
Gatecliff Split Stem |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Gower |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Gull Lake AKA for Avonlea Gull Lake |
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Side Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Late Woodland / Developmental | AKA Type |
Hanna |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Hardaway |
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Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Hardaway Palmer |
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Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Collector Type |
Hoxie |
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Stemmed Lanceolate / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Humboldt Basal Notch |
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Lanceolate / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Jalama |
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Side Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Jergen (MacCorkle) Site Specific |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Site Specific Type |
Jetta |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Kanawha |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Kirk (Serrated) Stemmed Bifurcated |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Lake Erie |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Small | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Large
Bi-Face AKA: MacCorkle |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | AKA for MacCorkle |
LeCroy |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Small | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Long Creek |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Middle Archaic | Site (area) Specific |
Lott AKA: Garza Lott |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small | Last Pre-Historic | Valid Type |
Lycoming County |
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Corner Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
MacCorkle AKA: Large Bi-Face |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Mallory |
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Side Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Martindale AKA: Martindale Fishtail |
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Corner Notch / Bifurcated | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
McKean |
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Lanceolate / Bifurcated | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Merrybelle Bifurcated (Var. III) |
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Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Montell AKA: Delia Notched Base |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Morris |
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Side Notch / Bifurcated | Small | Mississippian | Valid Type |
Nansemond |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Provisional Type |
Norden AKA: River Tom |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Provisional Type |
Nottoway River |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Provisional Type |
Oley |
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Corner Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Woodland | Collector Type |
Oxbow AKA: Parkdale (Minnesota) |
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Side Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Parkdale AKA for Oxbow |
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Side Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Middle Archaic | AKA type |
Patrick |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Late Archaic | Provisional Type |
Pedernales |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Penns Creek |
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Corner Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Pinto Basin Barbed Shoulder |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Pinto Basin Sloping Shoulder |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Pinto Basin Square Shoulder |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Pinto Basin Shoulderless |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Pocola |
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Side Notch / Bifurcated | Small | Late Woodland to Early Mississippian | Valid Type |
Priest Rapids |
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Corner Notch / Bifurcated | Medium | Transitional Archaic | Collector Type |
Rice Lobed |
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Expanding Stem /. Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Russell Cave |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Sallisaw |
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Side Notch / Bifurcated | Small | Mississippian | Valid Type |
Salt River |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Developmental / Late Prehistoric | Valid Type |
San Rafael |
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Side Notch / Bifurcated | Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Southampton |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Collector Type |
St. Albans |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Stanly |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Susquehanna Bifurcated AKA Susquehanna Valley |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Swift Current Fishtail |
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Side Notch / Bifurcated | Small to Medium | Developmental | Valid Type |
Taunton
River Bifurcated AKA: Titicut Bifurcated |
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Expanding Stem / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Turin |
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Side Notch / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Uvalde |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Windust Type C |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type |