North American Projectile Points

by Wm Jack Hranicky

This publication contains over 1500 point types and is the only single volume to cover all of North America. It has illustrations, drawings, maps, and digital images for all valid types. Other types are listed so the researcher can find the initial publication – many of these references are difficult to find. Whether you are a scholar on Native American cultures or someone trying to find information on a local find in a flower garden, this publication provides the what-is for American projectile points. $35.00 plus $7.50 postage (326 pages, 8 ¼ x 11 inch format, soft cover, B&W photographs, CD - full color). Cover: winter view of the Williamson Paleoindian site in Virginia; Clovis point is from the McCary Fluted Point Survey.

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Book Organization

Due to the high number of point types, the only logical organization is an alphabetical listing. Each published type contains: 

·          Name

·          Namer and source of name

·          Short description w/distribution

·          General type date and distribution

·          Type quote by a specialist or namer

·          Major attribute and metrics

·          Type validity

·          Similar to other types

·          Comment about the points signifiance

·          Reference(s) for the type.

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Last modified: 04/24/09