Been the sight of extensive archeology work since 1973. After university of pittsburgh students painstakingly removed layer after layer of sediment, evidence of human activity as early as 19,000 years ago was revealed. We visited meadowcroft, the National Historic landmark to learn the story from james adovasio, who has been leading Archaeology Research there for 50 years. We are currently 46 kilometers southwest of pittsburgh, pennsylvania in Washington County on the north bank of cross creek, which is a small tributary of the ohio river. In 1972, there was a vacancy in the Anthropology Department at the university of pittsburgh. I joined the faculty there. One of the parameters of which job was to set up an Archaeological Training Program that would train not only graduate and undergraduate students in anthropology and archaeology in the protocols of modern excavation, but also to train people in ancillary fields, geologists, climatologists, floral and fauna specialists and so forth.
3107452 and and dial 10 to be added to the speaker line. The auto prompt will see callers are entering question and answer time but this is Public Comment period. You will be cued up in the order in which your call is received and you will hear an automated voice that when tell you when it is your turn to speak. When your microphone has been unmuted, you will be asked to speak and your speaking time will begin. I will alert you when your time has expired and move on to next speaker. Make sure youre in a quiet location, you turn off any tv or radios and if youre livestreaming, mute the sound to reverbate any communication. Madam president , your first order is business item 3, approval of the minutes of apri. Commissioners, you have before you the minutes of the march 10th motion to accept. Commissioner paulson, do we have a second . Second, commission maxwell, second. Thank you. Are there any additions or corrections to the minutes . Seeing none, is there any Public Comment for the min
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Leading Archaeology Research there for 50 years. James we are currently 46 kilometers southwest of pittsburgh, pennsylvania in Washington County on the north bank of cross creek, which is a small tributary of the ohio river. In 1972, there was a vacancy in the Anthropology Department at the university of pittsburgh. I joined the faculty there. One of the parameters of which job was to set up an Archaeological Training Program that would train not only graduate and undergraduate students in anthropology and archaeology and the protocols of modern excavation, but also to train people in ancillary fields, geologists, climatologists, floral and fauna specialists and so forth. Because i didnt have the opportunity to search for a location for this field operation, due to research commitments in eastern mediterranean, i circulated word amongst my colleagues who directed me to see this particular site, which had actually been discovered in 1955 by the landowner, albert miller. At that particul
Doctor prescribes. You can watch archival films reel Public Affairs on america here on American History tv. Announcer located about one hour drive southwest of pittsburgh in rural western pennsylvania, Meadowcroft Rockshelter has been the site of extensive archaeology work since 1973. After university of pittsburgh students painstakingly removed layer after layer of sediment, evidence of human activity as early as 19,000 years ago was revealed. We visited meadowcroft, the National Historic landmark to learn the story from james adovasio, who has been leaving leading Archaeology Research there for 50 years. James we are currently 46 kilometers southwest of pittsburgh, pennsylvania in Washington County on the north bank of cross creek, which is a small tributary of the ohio river. In 1972, there was a vacancy in the Anthropology Department at the university of pittsburgh. I joined the faculty there. One of the parameters of which job was to set up an Archaeological Training Program that