In the classification ofArchaeological cultures of North America, the termPlainview points refer toPaleoindianprojectile points dated between 10,000 and 9,000Before Present. The point was named in 1947 after the discovery of a large cache of unfluted, lanceolate spear tips with concave bases that were found in aBison antiquus kill site along theRunning Water Draw river, near the town ofPlainview inTexas, United States. The point is found primarily throughout theSouth Plains, however, this range may sometimes be misidentified, as "Plainview" was previously used as a general term to describe unfluted lanceolate points throughout the entirety of the Plains, as well as the easternUpper Mississippi Valley.^[1]

The classification of the Plainview point was made in 1947 by Glen Evans, G. E. Meade and E. H. Sellards for a cache of unfluted, lanceolate spear tips with concave bases found atan archaeological site along theRunning Water Draw river near the town ofPlainview inTexas. At least twenty-eight specimens were recovered from this location, which was the site of aBison antiquus kill.^[1][2] Plainview was previously used as a general term to describe unfluted lanceolate points throughout the entirety of the Plains as well as the easternUpper Mississippi Valley whereby points were classified as Plainview sub types. However this approach was later rejected and revised leading to new projectile point classifications.^[1] TheGolondrina point (formally Plainview Golondrina) was one of these types mistakenly named as Plainview.^[3]

Plainview is described as having parallel or convex sides with a concave base. It is considered to be aPlano point.^[2]

Plainview is stylistically and morphologically similar to theGoshen point, although these types are primarily concentrated in the northern Plains and may precede Plainview by almost a thousand years.^[1]

Plainview complex, distinguished by the Plainview point, is similar to theGoshen complex. Due to the diversity of points found at thetype site inPlainview, Texas, the complex has been widely interpreted, and may be grouped withAgate Basin, Firstview,Golondrina, and Milnesand points. Plainview kill and butchering sites are found in New Mexico, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.^[4]

• Projectile points
• Archaeological cultures in the United States
• Native American history of Texas
• Hunter-gatherers of the United States
• Paleo-Indian period
• Hale County, Texas
• Pre-Columbian cultures