Public invited to archaeological dig in Allegheny National Forest
Public invited to archaeological dig in Allegheny National Forest
By Debra Erdley
Saturday, June 28, 2014, 9:00 p.m.
Updated 2 hours ago
History lovers dying for a peak deep into the region's prehistoric past can head north on Tuesday to the Allegheny National Forest where a Clarion University professor is holding an open house at an archaeological dig that has unearthed evidence of a settlement dating back 1,000 to 3,000 years.
Susan Prezzano, an anthropology professor at Clarion, who is overseeing the dig in conjunction with the Allegheny National Forest, said her students, who have been working at the site for four weeks, have found native American artifacts, including pottery sherds and hammer stones, used in making spear points, as well as fire-cracked rocks that would have been used around a hearth.
The Allegheny National Forest acquired the site, known as the King Farm in the late 1980s. Prezzano said a family farm had been there dating to the 1800s.
The tract provided the Allegheny National Forest with land adjacent to the Allegheny River.
It provided a challenge for Prezzano and her students after a brief survey indicated there was an archeological site there.
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