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Raccoon Notched Points

Blade edges excurvate; one variant has pentagonal-shaped blade

Flattened cross-section; points typically thin and well-made

Side notches often squarish

Basal ears squared

Basal edge straight or slightly concave; no basal grinding

A variant type is corner-notched similar to Jack's Reef points

Size: 1 to 2 inches long

Early Late Woodland: ca. AD 500-1000


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