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A comprehensive glossary of arrowhead point types. Find out more about your artifact collection with Arrowheads.com point type glossary.

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Abasolo

Time Period: Early to Middle Archaic, 7000-5000 B.P.

Location: Primarily South Texas and Northeastern Mexico

Description: A medium size, triangular point with a rounded base. The blade can be beveled on one side of each face and the base is often thinned for hafting.

Adena

Time Period: Late Archaic to Woodland, 3000-1200 B.P.

Location: Midwestern States

Description:

A medium to large size triangular point. Stem sides are parallel with rounded to square base.

Agate Basin

Time Period: Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic, 10,500-8000 B.P.

Location: An area from Montana to New Mexico, East to Pennsylvania

Description: A high quality Lanceolate blade, with ground base and random to parallel flaking.

Agee

Named after W. P. Agee, Jr.

Time Period: Mississippian, 1200-700 B.P.

Location: Midwestern States

Description: Small to medium size, narrow, corner notched arrow point. Barbs expand, and base is strongly convex.

Alba

Named after city of Alba, Wood County, Texas

Time Period: Woodland to Mississippian, 2000-400 B.P.

Location: Eastern Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana

Description: Small triangular point, usually having recurved blade edges, Strong flaring shoulders and a bulbous stem.

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