Projectile Point Identification Guide

Alphabetical Listing of North America Projectile Points

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Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Fairland Expanding Stem Medium Woodland Valid Type
Farson Tri-Notch
Emigrant Basal Notch sub-type
Side Notch Small Developmental / Late Prehistory Sub-type for Emigrant Basal Notch
Faulkner Side Notch Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Fayette Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Dalton Sub-Type / Valid Type
Feeheley Corner to Side Notch Medium Late to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Fern Valley
AKA for Calapooya
Stemmed Small Developmental to Historic AKA Type
Ferry
AKA: Barbeau
Expanding Stem Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Figueroa Side Notch Small to Medium 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
Fishspear Expanding Stem Medium to Large Woodland Valid Type
Fishtail
AKA for Orient
Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland AKA for the Orient Point
Flacco Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Flint Creek Expanding Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Flint River Spike Ovoid / Contracting Stem Small to Medium Middle to Late Woodland Valid Type
Florence  Stemmed to Contracting Stem Medium to Large Woodland Provisional Type
Florida Copena Triangle Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland AKA Type
Florida Greenbrier
(Concave Base)
AKA: Osceola Greenbrier, Nipple Point
Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Florida Greenbrier
(Nipple Base)
AKA: Osceola Greenbrier, Nipple Point
Side Notch Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Florida Spike Ovoid Small to Medium Middle to Late Woodland Valid Type
Folsom Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Forest Notched Expanding Stem Medium Early Woodland Valid Type
Foresthill Notched Side Notch Small to Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Fort Ancient Triangle Small to Medium Mississippian Valid Type
Fort Ancient Blade Triangle Medium to Large Mississippian Collector Type
Fort Dodge Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Fort Vincennes
(More Information Needed)
Triangle      
Fountain Bar Side to Corner Notch Small to Medium Transitional Archaic to Historic Collector Type
Fountain Creek Side Notch Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Four Bevel Knife
AKA for Harahey
Ovoid / Diamond Large Mississippian AKA Type
Fourth of July Complex Stemmed to Lanceolate Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Fox Creek / Shelby Bay Stemmed Medium Woodland Valid Type
Fox Creek Stemmed
AKA for Steubenville
Stemmed Medium to Large Early Archaic AKA for the Steubenville Point
Fox River Valley Stemmed
(More Information Needed)
Stemmed Medium    
Fox Valley Bifurcated Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Foyle Flake
AKA for Cliffton
Contracting Stem Small Late Prehistoric Preform for Perdiz / AKA Type
Fractured Base Point
AKA for Decatur
Corner Notch Small to Medium Early Archaic AKA Type
Frazier Lanceolate Medium Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Frederick Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Small to Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Frederick Lanceolate Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Fresnal Stemmed Medium Late Archaic Provisional Type
Fresnito Triangle Small Classic Valid Type
Fresno
AKA: Kobs and El Muerto
Triangle Small Historic / Mississippian Valid Type
Friday Bi-Face Triangle Medium to Very Large Late Archaic to Late Prehistoric Valid Type
Friley Expanding Bifurcated to Contracting Stem Small Prehistoric / Mississippian Valid Type
Friley Blade Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Medium Prehistoric / Mississippian Collector Type
Frio
AKA: Walking Man
Expanding Stem / Bifurcated Small to Medium Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Frisco Base Notched
AKA for Toyah
Side Notch Small Late Prehistoric to Historic AKA Type
Frost Island Expanding Stem Medium Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Fulton
AKA Turkey Tail Fulton
Side Notch Medium to Large Late Archaic to Early Woodland Valid Type
Furr Basal Notch Medium to Large Middle Archaic Provisional Type