Projectile Point Identification Guide

Stemmed Projectile Points of Baja California

Puntas de Proyectil Derivadas de Baja California


 

    

 

 
Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Contracting Stem          
Excelsior Contracting Stem to  Ovoid Medium to Large Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Gypsum Cave
AKA: Lobo, Park Point		 Contracting Stem Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
La Paz Contracting Stem Medium Early Archaic Valid Type
Lake Mojave Contracting Stemmed Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Loreto Contracting Stem Large Early Archaic Valid Type
Manuela Contracting Stem Small to Medium Late Prehistoric to Historic Valid Type
Point Sal Barbed Contracting Stem Medium to Large Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Roma Contracting Stem Small   Provisional Type
Stemmed          
Borax Lake Stemmed Medium Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Pinto Basin Barbed Shoulder Stemmed Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Pinto Basin Sloping Shoulder Stemmed Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Pinto Basin Square Shoulder Stemmed Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Pinto Basin Shoulderless Stemmed to Lanceolate Medium Late Archaic Valid Type
Silver Lake Stemmed Small to Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Stanislaus Stemmed Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Ventana Amargosa
AKA: Amargosa Type I		 Stemmed Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
Zacatecas Stemmed to Expanding Stem Medium to Large Early to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Expanding Stem          
Elko Eared Expanding Stem to Side or Corner Notch / Bifurcated Small to Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Elko Split Stem Expanding Stemmed Small to Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Guajademi Split Stem Expanding Stem to Side Notch Small Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Jatay Side Notch to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Cultural Type
La Jolla Side Notch to Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Cultural Type
San Jose Expanding Stem to Auriculate Small to Medium Middle Archaic Valid Type
San Pedro
AKA: En Medio, Hueco, and Basketmaker II		 Expanding Stem Small to Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Vizcaino Corner Notch to Expanding Stem Large Middle Archaic Valid Type