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14,000 BC or
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| OVERVIEW OF EARLY SETTLERS | |
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Map at the visitor's center shows the route of early settlers from Northeast Asia |
| Paleo-Indians are shown on an arrowhead chart dating them at 10,000 BC |
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The Cross Creek watershed allowed for easy passage to the Ohio River |
| Looking down at Cross Creek from the rockshelter platform |
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The large sandstone ledge provided shelter from the weather. It also had the benefit of natural warmth from the sun by facing south |
| The newly renovated visitor area is reached by climbing up 90 steps |
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| THE MEADOWCROFT ROCKSHELTER | |
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Looking down from the top of the area that archaeologists, led by Dr. James M. Adovasio, began examining in 1973 |
| The round white tags used to mark the various layers are approximately 100 years apart in time |
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Close up of one recent area |
| At the center right of the photo is the remainder of the original roof that protected this archaeological dig |
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MEADOWCROFT ROCKSHELTERNATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK |
| Dr. Adovasio teaches
at Mercyhurst College in
Erie, Pa Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute (MAI) |
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MEADOWCROFT
ROCKSHELTER A deeply stratified archaeological site, its deposits span nearly 16,000 years. Discovered in 1973 by Albert Miller and excavated by University of Pittsburgh archaeologists. Meadowcroft revealed North America's earliest known evidence of human presence and the New World's longest sequence of human occupation. All of eastern North America's major cultural stages appear in its remarkably complete archaeological record. Marker details |
| MEADOWCROFT HISTORIC VILLAGE ARTIFACTS | |
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Nutting Stone
Used to hold nuts so they could be easily broken open |
| Brewerton Side
Notched Points Point type found in most Ohio Valley area campsites |
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Roseberry Barbershop |
| Fowler Store exhibit |
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Display inside the general store |
| Meadowcroft Historic Village contains many more buildings of historical significance |
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Searchable Google Map to the
Meadowcroft Rockshelter |
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| MORE | |
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Dr. James M.
Adovasio's book: Indian Mound in Moundsville, WV Pennsylvania History and Travel pages
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