Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, a National Historic Landmark located in Avella, Pa., Washington County, reopens Saturday, May 1.
Meadowcroft features a 16,000-year-old Rockshelter, the oldest site of human habitation in North America, that provides ancient evidence of how the first Americans lived. Photo at left provided by Senator John Heinz History Center.
The new enclosure at Meadowcroft Rockshelter provides visitors with a unique, never-before-seen perspective into the oldest and deepest parts of this internationally-renowned archeological excavation.
Meadowcroft also features several carefully recreated interpretive villages. The 17th century Indian Village provides visitors with a glimpse of life in Western Pennsylvania prior to the arrival of European settlers. Visitors can explore a recreated walled village and experience hands-on activities of everyday life.
Children enjoy Meadowcroft Village. Visitors to Meadowcroft can also stroll across a covered bridge to explore rural family life in a 19th century village and experience a number of sights and sounds of the time.
Source: The Examiner