Projectile Point Identification Guide

Alphabetical Listing of Projectile Points from the

Artic Region


 

    

 

 
Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Acasta Side Indent Lanceolate       More Information Needed
Agate Basin Ovoid to Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Aishihik Expanding Stem Expanding Stem Large Transitional Archaic to Developmental Provisional Type
Aleutian Curve Blade Stemmed to Side Notch Medium to Large Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Anagula Blade Ovoid Small to Medium Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Anderson Side Notch Side Notch to Expanding Stem Large Transitional Archaic Provisional Type
Annie Lake Lanceolate Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Athapaskan Notched Side Notch Small Athapaskan Culture Valid Type
Athapaskan Stemmed
AKA for Kavik Stemmed 		Contracting Stem to Stemmed Small Athapaskan Culture AKA Type
Bear Stemmed Medium to Large Norton Tradition Valid Type
Bear Bifurcated Stemmed / Bifurcated Medium to Large Norton Tradition Valid Type
Cape Smyth Triangle Small to Medium Neoglacial Valid Type
Chignik Dart Stemmed Medium Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Chignik Lanceolate Lanceolate Medium Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Chignik Leaf Ovoid Medium to Large Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Chignik Side Notch Side Notch Medium Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Chignik Stemmed Stemmed Medium to Large Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Chindadn Triangle to Ovoid Small Paleo - Artic Tradition Valid Type
Choris Triangular Medium Choris Tradition Valid Type
Clovis Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Clovis Unfluted Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Denbigh Lanceolate Medium Artic Small Tool Tradition Valid Type
Destruction Bay Stemmed Stemmed Medium Middle Archaic Provisional Type
Dorset Triangular Medium Dorset Tradition Valid Type
Drill Other Small to Large Paleo to Historic Valid Type
Dutch Harbor Bi-Point Ovoid Medium to Large Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Dutch Harbor Ovoid Ovoid Medium to Large Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Dutch Harbor Side Notch Side Notch Medium Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Dutch Harbor Stemmed Contracting Stem Small to Medium Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Kamut Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Kavik Contracting Stem
AKA: Kio-Kut and Athapaskan Stemmed		 Contracting Stem to Stemmed Small Athapaskan Culture Valid Type
Kayuk
(Denbigh Variant)		 Stemmed Small to Medium Artic Small Tool Tradition Valid Type
Kuki
Bear Sub-type		 Stemmed Small to Medium Norton Tradition Collector Type
Lockhart River Side Notch to Expanding Stem Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Provisional Type
Mesa Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Minto Triangle Medium Transitional Paleo Provisional Type
Moosehide Triangular Medium Middle Archaic Provisional Type
Naknek Lanceolate to Triangular Medium Artic Small Tool Tradition / Brooks River Gravel Phase Collector Type
Nuwuks
Bear Sub-Type		 Stemmed Large Norton Phase Collector Type
OYKC Stemmed
(On Your Knees Cave)		 Stemmed Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Provisional Type
Palisades
AKA: Kotzebue Bay		 Side Notch to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late Northern Archaic Tradition Valid Type
Pelly Contracting Stem Small Early Archaic Valid Type
Point Barrow Stemmed Medium to Large Norton Tradition Area Specific
Point Hope
AKA: Bear Type 5		 Stemmed Large Norton Tradition Bear Subtype
Portage Contracting Stem Medium Artic Cultural Traditions Valid Type
Rat Island Blade Ovoid Medium to Large Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Rat Island Stemmed Contracting Stem Medium to Large Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Repeating Lance/
Thrusting Lance		 Stemmed Medium to Large Norton Tradition Valid Type
Shemya Island Ovoid Medium to Large Anangula Period Valid Type
Siberian Stemmed Medium to Large Siberian Yupik Valid Type
Slightly Stemmed Pentagonal Stemmed to Pentagonal Small Late Archaic Provisional Type
Sluiceway Lanceolate Large Artic Tradition Valid Type
Ste Anne
AKA: Varney		 Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
St. Michael Ovoid Medium Thule Tradition Valid Type
Sub-Triangular Triangle Small Paleo-Arctic Tradition Valid Type
Taan Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Paleo Valid Type
Taye Contracting Stem / Bifurcated Medium to Large Medium to Late Archaic Provisional Type
Ugashik Expanding Stem to Stemmed Small to Medium Northern Artic Tradition Valid Type
Unalakleet
Bear Subtype		 Stemmed Medium to Large Norton Tradition Bear Subtype
Unalaska Fishtail Expanding Stem Medium to Large Aleutian Tradition Valid Type
Utkiavik Stemmed Small to Medium Norton Tradition Valid Type
Utkiavwin
Bear Subtype		 Stemmed Large Norton Tradition Bear Subtype
Varney
AKA for Ste Anne Varney		 Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic AKA Type
Whale Stemmed Medium to Large Northern Artic Tradition Valid Type
Whitehorse
AKA: P3		 Lanceolate to Triangular Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Xil Ovoid to Contracting Stem Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Xilju Ovoid to Contracting Stem Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Yukon Bipoint Ovoid / Diamond Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Provisional Type
Yukon Constricting Stem Contracting Stem to Ovoid Medium to Large Late to Transitional Archaic Provisional Type
Yukon Fishtail Auriculate Lanceolate Medium Transitional Archaic Provisional Type
Yukon Large Stemmed Contracting Stem Large   Provisional Type
Yukon Small Tang Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late Archaic Provisional Type
Yukon Stemmed Stemmed Medium to Large Late Archaic Provisional Type