Record #:

18661

Author(s):

Daniel, I. Randolph

Abstract:

Archaeological investigations of prehistoric rhyolite quarries in the Uwharrie Mountains of North Carolina have developed systematic databases of rhyolite variability allowing others to source stone tool assemblages from North Carolina and surrounding areas.

Source:

Southern Indian Studies (NoCar E 78.S55 S6), Vol. 45 Issue , Oct 1996, p1-37, map, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Uwharrie Mountains--Archaeology; Rhyolite mines and mining

Record #:

18662

Author(s):

Lautzenheiser, Loretta; Eastman, Jane M.; Holm, Mary Ann

Abstract:

During the summer and winter of 1992, researchers identified a rare chert quarry site and a lithic workshop in the Piedmont of North Carolina that challenges common associations about prehistoric trade and exchange.

Source:

Southern Indian Studies (NoCar E 78.S55 S6), Vol. 45 Issue , Oct 1996, p38-56, map, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina, Piedmont--History, Prehistoric; Quarries