1971 Summer Archaeological Investigation, Halifax, North Carolina

The North Carolina Department of Archives and History research and development plans for Historic Halifax involved archaeological survey of newly acquired Historic Halifax lands in 1971.The Department carried out archeological investigations in the summer of 1971, in Historic Halifax on property formerly owned by Mr. F. H. Gregory, located south of the Andrew Jackson Elementary School and east of Joe Jone's lot. A recent find of the Plan of the Town of Halifx, by Mrs. Margaret Hofmann, indicated that the 1971 investigation was carried out in the eighteenth century town lots 64, 65, 66, 67 and 68, Seven weeks were spent·; in the field, the first three of which were spent examining a wooded bluff above the Roanoke River. Four test trenches five feet wide were dug transversing the hundred foot wide bluff (TT-A, TT-B, TT-C, and TT-D) •. All four test trenches were dug north-south across the promontory,

北卡罗来纳州档案与历史部（North Carolina Department of Archives and History）针对历史哈利法克斯遗址（Historic Halifax）的研发计划，于1971年对该遗址新收购的地块开展考古勘测。该部门于1971年夏季在历史哈利法克斯遗址内F·H·格雷戈里先生的原属地块开展考古调查，该地块位于安德鲁·杰克逊小学南侧、乔·琼斯地块东侧。近期由玛格丽特·霍夫曼夫人（Mrs. Margaret Hofmann）发现的《哈利法克斯镇规划图》显示，1971年的考古调查覆盖了18世纪的64、65、66、67、68号城镇地块。本次野外作业耗时七周，其中前三周用于探查罗阿诺克河上方的一处林木覆盖断崖。共开挖4条宽5英尺的探沟（编号为TT-A、TT-B、TT-C、TT-D），横穿这片宽100英尺的断崖。4条探沟均沿南北方向横穿该海岬。