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Glossary of Arrowhead Point Types
Most points have been named for towns, counties, rivers and reservoirs, archaeological sites and occasionally for people. Consequently, studying maps is sometimes helpful in locating where points were found and what they were named for. The following list of point names may be used with maps in studying point typology. All Point Types are not yet listed. If you have information pertinent to a Point Type please contact us so that we may endeavor to complete this listing. We will be adding descriptions and approximate ages of these Point Types in the near future. We also plan to add links to drawings or pictures of the Point types, to aid you in identifying your Artifacts.

Select the first letter of the Point Type you wish to look up. This will take you to the appropriate section with information about that Point Type.

Time Period	Location	Description
Early to Middle Archaic, 7000-5000 B.P.	Primarily South Texas and Northeastern Mexico	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.

Time Period	Location	Description
Late Archaic to Woodland, 3000-1200 B.P.	Midwestern States	A medium to large size triangular point. Stem sides are parallel with rounded to square base.

Agate Basin

Time Period	Location	Description
Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic, 10,500-8000 B.P.	An area from Montana to New Mexico, East to Pennsylvania	A high quality Lanceolate blade, with ground base and random to parallel flaking.

Agee
Named after W. P. Agee, Jr.

Time Period	Location	Description
Mississippian, 1200-700 B.P.	Midwestern States	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	Location	Description
Woodland to Mississippian, 2000-400 B.P.	Eastern Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana	Small triangular point, usually having recurved blade edges, Strong flaring shoulders and a bulbous stem.

Albany Uniface/Biface
Named after Albany Landing, Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Allen

Time Period	Location	Description
Transitional Paleo to Early Archaic, 9000-7500 B.P.	Midwestern States, north to Canada	Narrow Lanceolate point, exhibiting oblique transverse flaking. Base is concave and is ground.

Almagre
Spanish for Red Earth

Time Period	Location	Description
Middle Archaic, 2500-1000 B.P.	Midwestern States	A broad triangular point, with pointed barbs. Base is contracting and can be pointed to rounded. This type is usually thick and crudely made.

Andice
Named after city of Andice, Williamson County, Texas

Time Period	Location	Description
Early Archaic, 8000-5000 B.P.	Southern to Central Texas	A wide, thin triangular point with deep basal notches and tangs extending to base. Bases are usually thinned for hafting.

Angostura
Named after Angostura Reservoir, South Dakota

Time Period	Location	Description
Transitional Paleo to Middle Archaic, 10000-8000 B.P.	Midwest to Western States	Lanceolate blade, with base contracting from near middle of the blades length. Stem edge grinding can be found on most Angosturas.

Anthon
Named after Anthon Site, Uvalde County, Texas

Time Period	Location	Description
Middle Archaic, 4000-3500 B.P.	South to South Central Texas	Small triangular point that is usually well thinned and has a left beveling of the blade edge.