Hardaway-Dalton Point

  • Summary Description
    • Broad, thinned blade with deeply concave base and shallow side-notches
  • Form
    • Blade is broad and thin with rounded sides converging to a point.
    • Base is deeply concave and frequently recurved. Ground and smoothed.
    • Size: Length = 50 mm - 80 mm (average 60mm), Width = 30 mm - 40 mm (average 35 mm), thickness averages 7 mm.
  • Distribution
    • North Carolina
    • Southeastern United States
  • Age
    • 11,000 – 10,000 BCE
  • Material
    • Major: Rhyolite and andesite
    • Minor: Argillite and “Carolina” slate
  • Technique of Manufacture
    • Similar to Hardaway
    • Except that edges are more finely retouched and frequently finished with fine serrations. Bases and side-notches thoroughly ground.



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