Alphabetical Listing of Projectile Points of
Nevada
Name | Picture | Shape | Size | Cultural Period | Validity |
Agate Basin |
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Ovoid to Lanceolate | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Agava Knife AKA for Mescal Knife |
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Triangle | Medium | Late Prehistoric to Historic | AKA Type |
Alberta |
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Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Alkali |
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Stemmed | Small | Developmental / Late Prehistory | Valid Type |
Amargosa (Elko Series) |
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Corner Notch | Medium | Transitional Archaic | Cultural Type |
Amargosa Type I AKA for Ventana Amargosa |
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Stemmed | Small to Medium | Middle Archaic | AKA Type |
Bare Creek AKA for Gatecliff Split Stem |
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Stemmed | Medium | Late Archaic | Sub-type or AKA for Gatecliff Split Stem |
Bear River |
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Side Notch | Small | Late Developmental to Classic | Valid Type |
Birch Creek Type A |
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Lanceolate to Triangle | Medium | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Birch Creek Type B |
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Ovoid | Medium | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Black Rock |
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Lanceolate | Medium | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Borax Lake |
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Stemmed | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Cascade |
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Ovoid | Medium to Large | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Cascade
Bi-Point AKA: Kennewick |
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Ovoid / Bi-Point | Medium to Large | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Cascade Knife |
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Ovoid | Medium to Very Large | Early to Middle Archaic | Collector's Type |
Cascade Shouldered |
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Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Clovis |
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Auriculate / Lanceolate | Small to Large | Paleo | Valid Type |
Clovis Unfluted |
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Auriculate / Lanceolate | Small to Large | Paleo | Valid Type |
Cody Knife |
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Other | Medium | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Cottonwood Leaf |
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Ovoid | Small | Developmental to Historic | Valid Type |
Cottonwood |
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Triangle | Small | Developmental to Historic | Valid Type |
Cougar Mountain |
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Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Crescent Knife |
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Other | Small to Medium | Paleo | Valid Type |
Desert |
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Side Notch | Small | Classic | Valid Type |
Desert
Corner Notch AKA for Elko Corner Notch |
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Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Late Archaic | AKA Type |
Desert Delta |
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Side Notch | Small | Classic | Valid Type |
Desert Sierra |
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Side Notch | Small | Classic | Valid Type |
Desert Stemmed AKA for Rose Springs Stemmed |
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Stemmed | Small | Developmental | AKA Type |
Drill |
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Other | Small to Large | Paleo to Historic | Valid Type |
Early Leaf |
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Ovoid | Medium to Very Large | Early Archaic | More Information Needed |
Eastgate |
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Basal Notch | Small | Developmental / Late Prehistory | Valid Type |
Eastgate Split Stem |
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Basal Notch / Bifurcated | Small | Developmental / Late Prehistory | Valid Type |
Elko Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Elko Corner Notch |
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Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | 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 | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Emigrant Springs |
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Basal Notch | Small | Developmental | Collector Type |
En Medio San Pedro Variant |
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Corner Notch | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | San Pedro Variant |
Fish Slough Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Folsom |
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Lanceolate | Medium | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Foresthill Notched |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Gatecliff Split Stem |
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Stemmed / Bifurcated | Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Gatecliff |
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Contracting Stem | Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Green River |
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Lanceolate | Small | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Gunther
Barbed AKA: Camas Valley, Mad River, Molly, Molalla, Rogue River, Shasta, Sutter Valley |
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Basal Notch | Small | Developmental to Classic | Valid Type |
Gunther Triangle AKA: U-Back |
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Triangle | Small | Developmental to Classic | Collector Type |
Gypsum Cave AKA: Lobo, Park Point |
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Contracting Stem | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Haskett Type I |
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Lanceolate | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Haskett Type II |
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Lanceolate | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Hells Canyon |
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Corner Notch | Small to Medium | Developmental to Historic | Valid Type |
Hells Canyon Basal Notch |
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Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Developmental to Historic | Valid Type |
Hot Creek |
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Expanding Stem | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Humboldt |
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Lanceolate | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Humboldt Basal Notch |
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Lanceolate | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Humboldt Constricted Base |
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Lanceolate | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Humboldt Expanded Base |
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Auriculate Lanceolate | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Kennewick AKA for Cascade Bi-Point |
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Ovoid | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | AKA type |
Lake Mojave |
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Contracting Stemmed | Medium | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Luepp Side Notch AKA for Ventana Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Lind Coulee Type 1 |
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Contracting Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Lind Coulee Type 2 |
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Contracting Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Lind Coulee Type 3 |
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Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Little Lake AKA for Pinto Basin |
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Stemmed | Medium | Late Archaic | AKA Type |
Lobo AKA for Gypsum Cave |
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Contracting Stem | Medium | Late Archaic | AKA Type |
Martis |
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Side Notch | Medium | Transitional Archaic to Developmental | Valid Type |
Mescal Knife AKA: Agava Knife |
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Triangle | Medium | Late Prehistoric to Historic | Valid Type |
Molalla AKA for Gunther |
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Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Developmental | AKA Type |
Molly AKA for Gunther |
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Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Developmental | AKA Type |
Mostin Pentagonal |
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Triangle | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Mount Albion |
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Expanding Stem | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Nawthis |
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Side Notch | Medium | Developmental | Valid Type |
Nightfire |
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Side Notch | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | Collector Type |
Norden Basal Notch |
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Basal Notch | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Northern Side
Notch AKA: Silent Snake |
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Side Notch | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Owl Cave |
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Lanceolate | Medium | Transitional Paleo | Collector Type |
Panamint Stemmed |
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Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Park Point AKA for Gypsum Cave |
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Contracting Stem | Medium | Late Archaic | AKA Type |
Parman |
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Stemmed | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Parowan |
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Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Developmental | Valid Type |
Pinto Basin Barbed Shoulder |
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Stemmed | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Pinto Basin Sloping Shoulder |
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Stemmed | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Pinto Basin Square Shoulder |
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Stemmed | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Pinto Basin Shoulderless |
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Stemmed | Medium | Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Rocker Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Rocker Side Notch- Elko Variant |
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Side to Corner Notch | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Variant Type |
Rocker Corner Notch - Elko Variant |
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Side to Corner Notch | Medium | Late to Transitional Archaic | Variant Type |
Rocker Sudden Variant |
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Side Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Variant Type |
Rogue River AKA for Gunther Barbed |
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Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Developmental | AKA Type |
Rose Springs Corner Notch AKA: Rosegate |
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Corner Notch | Small | Late Prehistoric / Developmental | Valid Type |
Rose Springs Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Small | Late Prehistoric / Developmental | Valid Type |
Rose Springs Sloping Shoulder |
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Stemmed | Small | Late Prehistoric / Developmental | Valid Type |
Rose Springs Stemmed AKA: Desert Stemmed |
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Stemmed | Small | Late Prehistoric / Developmental | Valid Type |
Rosegate AKA for Rose Springs and Eastgate |
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Corner Notch | Small | Late Prehistoric / Developmental | AKA Type |
Salmon River Fishtail |
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Side Notch | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
San Jose |
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Expanding Stem | Small to Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
San Luis Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Provisional Type |
San Rafael |
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Side Notch | Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Scottsbluff Type I |
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Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Scottsbluff Type II |
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Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Shasta Complex AKA for Yana (Gunther) |
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Basal Notch | Small to Medium | Developmental to Classic | AKA for Gunther type |
Shoshone Knife AKA for Wahmuza |
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Ovoid | Medium to Large | Developmental to Classic | AKA Type |
Sierra Contracting Stem |
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Contracting Stem | Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Silent Snake AKA for Northern Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Medium to Large | Early Archaic | AKA type |
Silver Lake |
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Stemmed | Small to Medium | Transitional Paleo | Valid Type |
Squaw Mountain |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Collector Type |
Stanislaus |
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Stemmed | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Steamboat Lanceolate |
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Ovoid | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Sudden Side Notch |
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Side Notch | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Sutter Contracting Stem Gunther Variant |
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Contracting Stem | Small | Developmental to Classic / Late Prehistoric | Gunther Variant |
Triangular Knife |
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Triangle | Medium to Large | Late Archaic | Collector Type |
Triple
T Humboldt Variant |
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Lanceolate | Medium | Early to Middle Archaic | Valid Variant Type |
U-Back AKA for Gunther Triangle |
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Triangle | Small to Medium | Developmental | AKA Type |
Ventana Amargosa AKA: Amargosa Type I |
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Stemmed | Small to Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Ventana
Side Notch AKA:L Luepp Side Notch and Squaw Mountain |
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Side Notch | Small to Medium | Middle to Late Archaic | Valid Type |
Wahmuza AKA: Shoshone Knife |
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Ovoid | Medium to Large | Developmental to Classic | Valid Type |
Wendover |
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Expanding Stem | Medium | Middle Archaic | Valid Type |
Willits |
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Side Notch | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | Valid Type |
Windust Type A |
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Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Windust Type B |
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Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Windust Type C |
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Stemmed | Medium to Large | Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic | Valid Type |
Yana / Shasta Complex Gunther Barbed Variant |
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Contracting Stem | Small | Developmental to Historic | Cultural Type |
Yosemite Contracting Stem |
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Contracting Stem | Medium to Large | Late to Transitional Archaic | Provisional Type |