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Meadowcroft Rockshelter archaeological site has revealed the earliest evidence of people in North America.
The Rockshelter, named a National Historic Landmark in 2005, has provided archaeologists with a rare glimpse into the lives of the first people to arrive in the New World. With renovations to the Rockshelter's enclosure complete, visitors can see evidence of tools and campfires made by these first Americans thousands of years ago.
Discover how these ancient people survived - from what they ate to the weapons they relied on everyday - and try your hand at using an atlatl, a prehistoric spear-thrower like those used by Meadowcroft's first inhabitants.
Meadowcroft Rockshelter Artifacts
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The Rockshelter is also recognized as a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Treasure and is an official project of Save America's Treasures.
The Rockshelter has been featured in numerous national publications, including articles in Time Magazine and National Geographic Magazine in March 2006.
"It was a staggering finding, suggesting a whole new way of looking at the ancient history of the Americas ...date after date showed that the site was inhabited before archaeological orthodoxy said it could have been." --The Washington Post, April 1, 2002
"...the Meadowcroft Rockshelter near Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , show[s] that people may have lived in North America nearly 20,000 years ago." --National Geographic, Dec. 2000
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