The key feature of Early Woodland Meadowood points is very shallow, and very narrow, side notches, set very low on the blade. The bases can be straight or convex. Convex bases often show use as scrapers as well. Once the notches are wider, and higher on the blade, chances are it's not a Meadowood. Here in the Northeast, Normanskill points, side notched and often showing slightly convex bases, can be confused with the type. I'm including the page from William Ritchie's NY typology to best illustrate the key features according to his description. The second link has many classic Onondaga chert examples. Classic examples of Meadowoods are really a very distinctive point style.
New York State Museum - Projectile Point Type Collection
New York State Museum - Projectile Point Type Collection
In the following photos, the first shows three very typical examples, one jasper, two Onondaga chert, by far the preferred material in NY and New England. Notice How low on the blade the notches are, and these RI examples display the convex bases. And look how very slight the notches are in the smallest example in the first photo. Very common for the notches to be that slight, barely discernible. Second photo from Ma. Third photo, Pa on left, and Onondaga chert example from RI. Last photo is a Normanskill point I confused with a Meadowood when I found it. Once the side notches become more prominent and wider, it becomes questionable if the point is actually a Meadowood. I'm not sure all the points in this thread are actually Meadowoods for that reason but the big Ohio piece looks classic though, JMHO. And the last one here in my post is not a Meadowood, but a much older Normanskill. I think in Vikings first photo, the first is a Meadowood, and the last one on the right is a likelihood, but I don't believe the two points in the middle are Meadowoods. Love the semi translucent point, but it isn't a Meadowood, IMHO. But great stuff, especially that big Ohio example. Viking, I think if I found the greenish one here in New England, it would be classed as a Normanskill. I would likely say the same for the quartzite point, but don't know if Normanskills are found in your region, and at any rate, there are so many side notched points in general. It's a beauty.
