Projectile Point Identification Guide

Lanceolate Projectile Points from Nuevo Leon. 

Puntas de Proyectil Lanceolados de Nuevo Leon

 


 

 

Name Picture Shape Size Cultural Period Validity
Auriculate / Lanceolate          
Angostura Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Clovis Auriculate / Lanceolate Small to Large Paleo Valid Type
Firstview Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Folsom Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Golondrina
AKA: Golondrina Plainview		 Auriculate Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Goshen Lanceolate Medium Late Paleo Valid Type
Hell Gap Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Meserve Lanceolate Medium Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Plainview
AKA: Coastview		 Lanceolate Medium to Large Transitional Paleo Valid Type
Ovoid          
Abasolo Ovoid Medium to Large Middle Archaic Valid Type
Blanco Ovoid Medium Transitional Paleo Provisional Type
Desmuke Contracting Stem Small to Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Harahey
AKA: Four Bevel Knife
 Ovoid Large Mississippian Valid Type
Lerma Bi-Point Ovoid Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Lerma Round Base Ovoid Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Middle Archaic Valid Type
Pelona Ovoid Small Middle Archaic Valid Type
Refugio Ovoid Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Triangle          
Anthon Triangle Small to Medium Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Archaic Knife Triangle Medium to Large Middle Archaic Collector Type
Cameron Triangle Small Late Prehistoric to Historic Valid Type
Catan Triangle to Ovoid Small Transitional Archaic to Late Prehistory Valid Type
Early Triangular Triangle Medium to Large Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic Valid Type
Fresno Triangle Small Historic / Mississippian Valid Type
Garza
AKA: Soto		 Triangle Small Late Prehistoric / Classic Valid Type
Guerrero
AKA: Mission Points		 Triangle Small to Medium Historic Valid Type
Kinney Triangle Medium to Large Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Matamoros Triangle Small Transitional Archaic to Developmental Valid Type
Nogales Triangle Medium to Large Middle to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Pandora Lanceolate to Triangle Medium to Large Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type
Starr Triangle Small Late Prehistory Valid Type
Tortugas
AKA: Baird Beveled Blade and Taylor Thinned Blade		 Triangle Medium to Large Middle to Late Archaic Valid Type
Tula Triangle Small Late Classic to Postclassic Valid Type
Wheeler Leaf Lanceolate to Triangle Medium Late to Transitional Archaic Valid Type (Possible Pandora)