Projectile point · Late Woodland

Raccoon Notched

800–1300 CE, Woodland (Eastern)

Raccoon Notched is a Late Woodland arrow point of western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and West Virginia, named for Raccoon Creek in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and dated to about 800–1300 CE. It is associated with the Monongahela and related Late Woodland cultures and was made from Upper Mercer, Onondaga and local cherts. It is found with small triangular points on the same sites.

ObjectProjectile point
Dates800–1300 CE
PeriodLate Woodland
CulturesWoodland (Eastern)
RegionsNorth America — Eastern Woodlands

Diagnostic traits

Small, thin triangular arrow point with shallow side or corner notches set near the base and a straight to slightly concave base.

Identification

Raccoon Notched is a notched triangle, unlike the unnotched Levanna and Madison; it is smaller and thinner than Jack's Reef Corner Notched and has notches nearer the base. Klunk and Koster of Illinois are the western equivalents.

Reproductions and fakes

Seldom faked; genuine points show patina in the notches.

Elsewhere

Cite this article

Stratum Study. "Raccoon Notched" (Artifact type). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/study/types/raccoon-notched. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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