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  • Hardaway Side Notch

    Hardaway Side Notched
    Time period : 10,000 BC - 9,000 BC
    Summary Description
    Small, broad, thin blade with narrow side-notches and recurved, concave base
    Form
    Blade is small, broad, thin with a narrow U-shaped notch. Typically had shape of equilateral triangle below notch.
    Base is recurvate, concave and ground
    Side-notch is narrow, deep and U-shaped
    Size: Length = 28 mm - 50 mm (average 35mm), Width = 23 mm - 35 mm (average 25 mm), thickness averages 4 mm.
    Distribution
    North Carolina
    Southern Carolina
    Virginia
    Age
    10,000 – 9,000 BCE
    Material
    Major: Rhyolite and andesite
    Minor: Argillite and “Carolina” slate
    In general, more highly silicified rock was used
    Technique of Manufacture
    Generally same as for Hardaway except all edges carefully reworked
    (The Coe Foundation)


    North Carolina personal find and photo by kenblueNC
    Searching the fields of NW Indiana and SW Michigan
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