Projectile point · Middle Archaic
Halifax
3500–2500 BCE, Archaic (Eastern)
Halifax was named by Coe in 1964 from the Gaston site in Halifax County, North Carolina, where it sat between Guilford and Savannah River at the end of the Middle Archaic. It is a Piedmont and Coastal Plain type of the Carolinas and Virginia, overwhelmingly in vein quartz.
| Object | Projectile point |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3500–2500 BCE |
| Period | Middle Archaic |
| Cultures | Archaic (Eastern) |
| Regions | North America — Southeast, North America — Eastern Woodlands |
Diagnostic traits
Narrow, thick point with shallow side notches, a straight to slightly concave ground base, a narrow blade of lenticular section and coarse flaking, most often in quartz.
Identification
Halifax is thicker and narrower than the Early Archaic side-notched points and has only shallow notches; Guilford has none. Its ground base separates it from later Woodland side-notched forms.
Reproductions and fakes
Not reproduced.
Cite this article
Stratum Study. "Halifax" (Artifact type). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/study/types/halifax. Accessed 2026-09-21.
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