Hardaway Site, Archaeological research center in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States.
The Hardaway Site sits on a rocky ridge overlooking Badin Lake, featuring two knolls and a saddle at the northern end of the elevation point.
Herbert M. Doerschuk discovered this archaeological location in 1937, leading to extensive excavations by the University of North Carolina starting in 1948.
The site contains four distinct layers of materials showing human occupation patterns, including stone-lined hearths and extensive tool creation evidence from ancient settlements.
The University of North Carolina maintains a collection of over 1.3 million artifacts from this location, donated by Alcoa Corporation in 2005.
Researchers extracted seven metric tons of cultural materials from the ground, establishing chronological patterns for dating other archaeological finds in eastern United States.
Location: North Carolina
GPS coordinates: 35.41050,-80.11470
Latest update: March 5, 2025 04:27
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