Projectile Point Identification Guide

Lanceolate / Auriculate Shaped Projectile Points of

North Dakota

 

    

 

 
Name Photo Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Lanceolate / Auriculate          
Agate Basin Ovoid to Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Angostura Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Anzick Clovis Lanceolate Large Paleo Valid Type
Clovis Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Clovis Unfluted Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Folsom Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Goshen Lanceolate Medium Late Paleo Valid Type
Hell Gap Stemmed Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Lovell Auriculate to Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Lusk Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
McKean Lanceolate Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Meserve Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Midland Auriculate Small to Medium Late Paleo Valid Type
Plainview Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Ovoid          
Cody Knife Stemmed to Ovoid Medium Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Harahey
AKA: Four Bevel Knife
 Ovoid Large Mississippian Valid Type
Plains (Late) Knife Ovoid Medium Classic to Prehistoric Collector Type
Triangle          
Archaic Knife Triangle Medium to Large Middle Archaic Collector Type
Archaic Triangle Triangle Small to Medium Middle Archaic Collector Type
Plains Triangular Knife
(Un-Notched Form)		 Triangle Medium to Large Classic to Prehistoric Valid Type
Plains Triangle Triangle Small Classic to Developmental Valid Type