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This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 78002480 (Wikidata). |
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English: Picture of Meadowcroft Rockshelter located to the west of Avella in Washington County, Pennsylvania, on April 24, 2010. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark.
A sign near the site says the following: "Meadowcroft Rockshelter - a deeply stratified archaeological site its deposits span nearly 16,000 years. Discovered in 1973 by Albert Miller and excavated by the 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. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 1999". [1] Another sign near the site says the following: "The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission declares Meadowcroft Rockshelter a Commonwealth Treasure for all to protect and preserve as a unique archaeological discovery or our earliest history. 1999". |
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Photo by Lee Paxton Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons. (Original text: self-made) |
| Author | Lee Paxton |
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- 2010-04-25 06:15 Leepaxton 600×428× (130954 bytes) {{Information |Description=Picture of [[Meadowcroft Rockshelter]] located to the West of [[Avella, Pennsylvania|Avella]] in [[Washington County, Pennsylvania|Washington County]], [[Pennsylvania]], on April 24, 2010. The site is listed on the [[National R
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| current | 04:04, 24 August 2012 | | 573 × 370 (200 KB) | wikimediacommons>Jbarta | rotate slightly |
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