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FISHTAIL TYPES
PROJECTILE POINTS


Dry Brook

Image on left is a typical Dry Brook Fishtail
and the right image a typical Orient Fishtail.
This is for reference only - our website does not
distinguish the two varieties.

 

Orient
Middle Potomac River
Valley of Maryland
and Virginia
(Hranicky Collection)

 

 18FR28-87.141
(Geasey Collection)
18AN178-3
(Evergreen Collection)		 18BA207-1
(Heise Collection)		 18BA90-2
(Evergreen Collection)		 18CR114-1
(Heise Collection)
18CR114-1
(Heise Collection)		 18CR123-1
(Heise Collection)		 18CR138-1
(Heise Collection)		 18CR79-1
(Heise Collection)
Thumbnail image of a Fishtail type point from 18FR28-87.029 Geasey Collection - click on image to see larger view. Thumbnail image of a Fishtail type point from 18FR28-87.133 Geasey Collection - click on image to see larger view.
18CR79-1
(Heise Collection)		 18CRX215-1
(Heise Collection)		 18FR28-87.029
(Geasey Collection)		 18FR28-87.133
(Geasey Collection)
Thumbnail image of a Fishtail type point from 18FR92-2.036 Geasey Collection - click on image to see larger view. Thumbnail image of a Fishtail type point from 18PR159-15-0043. Click on image to view larger image. Thumbnail image of a Fishtail type point from 18PRX187-1.0156-Image courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service - click on image to see larger view. Fishtail, Webb Collection.
18FR92-2.036
(Geasey Collection)

18PR159-15-0043

Image Courtesy of
the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service

18PRX187-1.0156

Image Courtesy of
the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service

 (Webb Collection)


Copyright © 2012 by Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab
Updated:  12/31/12

Thumbnail image of a Dry Brook Fishtail type point from the Middle Potomac River Valley of MD and VA (Hranicky Coll.) - click on image to see larger view.
Thumbnail image of a Orient Fishtail type point from 18FR28-87.141 Geasey Coll. - click on image to see larger view. Thumbnail image of a Fishtail type point from 18AN178-3 Evergreen Collection - click on image to see larger view. Thumbnail image of a Fishtail type point from 18BA207-1 Heise Collection - click on image to see larger view. Thumbnail image of a Fishtail type point from 18BA90-2 Evergreen Collection - click on image to see larger view. Thumbnail image (1 of 2) of a Fishtail type point from 18CR114-1 Heise Collection - click on image to see larger view. Thumbnail image of a Fishtail type point from 18CR114-1.2 Heise Collection - click on image to see larger view. Thumbnail image of a Fishtail type point from 18CR123-1 Heise Collection - click on image to see larger view. Thumbnail image of a Fishtail type point from 18CR138-1 Heise Collection - click on image to see larger view. Thumbnail image of a Fishtail type point from 18CR79-1 Heise Collection - click on image to see larger view. Thumbnail image of a Fishtail type point from 18CR79-1.2 Heise Collection - click on image to see larger view. Thumbnail image of a Fishtail type point from 18CRX215-1 Heise Collection - click on image to see larger view. Thumbnail image of a Fishtail type point from the Webb Collection - click on image to see larger view. Thumbnail image of a Fishtail type point from 18PR159-15-0043-Image courtesy of the US Fish and Wildlife Service - click on image to see larger view.