Further Resources
Research Websites from the Research Laboratories of Archaeology (UNC-CH):
Ancient North Carolinians
- The Pathfinders – Learn about the journey and early presence of Native Americans in North Carolina.
- 3D Gallery – Explore interactive 3D models of artifacts from North Carolina’s ancient past.
- Hardaway (Paleoindian) – Discover the history of the Hardaway site and its significance in Paleoindian archaeology.
Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR)
- Hardaway Blade – Information about the Hardaway Blade and its importance in archaeological studies.
Books About the Hardaway Site:
- The Formative Cultures of the Carolina Piedmont by Joffre Lanning Coe https://uncpress.org/book/9780865263239/the-formative-cultures-of-the-carolina-piedmont/
- Time Before History – The Archaeology of North Carolina by H. Trawick Ward & R.P. Stephen Davis Jr. https://uncpress.org/book/9780807847800/time-before-history/
- Hardaway Revisited – Early Archaic Settlement in The Southeast by I. Randolph Daniel Jr. https://www.uapress.ua.edu/9780817309008/hardaway-revisited/
- Time, Typology, and Point Traditions in North Carolina Archaeology – Formative Cultures Reconsidered by I. Randolph Daniel Jr. https://www.uapress.ua.edu/9780817393434/time-typology-and-point-traditions-in-north-carolina-archaeology/
Key Articles:
- “The Hardaway Site: A Treasure Preserved” by Mark R. Barnes (Former Senior Archaeologist, National Park Service) https://npshistory.com/publications/nhl/hardaway.pdf
- Reminiscences of Levi Coffin REMINISCENCES-of-Levi-Coffin-1.pdf
The Age of Hardaway
Hardaway-Dalton Point When Joffre Coe published The Formative Cultures of the Carolina Piedmont in 1964 for the remainder of the 20th Century and years longer most archaeologists and historians supported the theory that the entry point for the First Americans, the first American Indians called Paleoindians, was across the dry land bridge at the Bering…
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Showcasing American Indian ingenuity at Uwharrie's Hardaway Site through history and modern voices.