Category: Pennsylvania Archaeological Site Survey (Page 3 of 4)

Kicking Off PA SHPO’s Baseline Survey Effort

January 13, 2021 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 3 Comments

PA SHPO is kicking off a three-year effort to collect baseline survey information about thousands of older and historic places across a huge part of Pennsylvania.

People sitting and standing around table with laptop computer. — PA SHPO archaeologist Noel Strattan (seated) and Casey Hanson (standing at back) talking about site recording at the 2019 Workshops in Archaeology at the State Museum in Harrisburg. Photo by Don Giles, PHMC.

From SPA to PHMC and Back Again – One Archaeologist’s Journey

October 21, 2020 / Noël Strattan / 2 Comments

I grew up in Western Pennsylvania – mostly Somerset County. Everywhere around me there was evidence that we were not the first people to inhabit this land.

Large pile of small stones around a large boulder in woods — Another flat-topped cairn at Oley Hills that is built onto a bedrock outcrop and integrating a large boulder.

Finding Meaning in Stone

July 22, 2020 / Hannah Harvey / 29 Comments

Nothing excites the imagination like an unanswered question, and since spring I’ve been exploring a little-recognized mystery here in Pennsylvania.

Forest with large boulders — Alpenglow Rockshelter with opening at western end. Photo by Dave Gutkowski.

A Rockshelter Awakens

April 29, 2020 / Guest Contributor / 12 Comments

Four years of background research and two years of carefully documented shovel test pits finally came to fruition on August 1, 2019.

March Marker Mania 2020

March 25, 2020 / Karen Galle / 2 Comments

Soon there will be some new markers out there for you to brake for!

Earlier this month, PHMC approved twenty-four new historical markers for an amazing range of subjects that highlight even more interesting Pennsylvania facts and figures.

YOUR Archaeological Site Survey: a Shout-Out to 2019 PASS Contributors

February 26, 2020 / Hannah Harvey / 1 Comment

The PHMC has been a steward of archaeological site information in Pennsylvania since the late 1920s.

White woman sitting at a table reading a book. — Frances Dorrance at her desk in Hoyt Library in Kingston, PA. Image courtesy of the Pennsylvania Archaeologist 1955 Vol 25. No. 1.

The Society at 90: Celebrating the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology’s 90th Year with a Look Back at our Beginnings

October 2, 2019 / Guest Contributor / 0 Comments

In 1929, the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology (SPA) was formed to promote the study of archaeology within the Commonwealth. Throughout the history of the SPA, up to and including today, the SPA has provided a forum for amateur and professional archaeologists to work together, share their findings, and piece together the archaeology of Pennsylvania.

Map — Higher numbers of new sites were concentrated in Warren and Forest Counties, although Greene, Allegheny, McKean, Center, Delaware and Philadelphia were close behind. 17 counties recorded no new sites in 2018.

The Pennsylvania Archaeological Site Survey (PASS), A Look Forward and Back

February 20, 2019 / Hannah Harvey / 8 Comments

Did you know that Pennsylvania contains over 25,300 recorded archaeological sites? Continue reading

Special Announcement! PA SHPO looking for Archaeology Intern

February 12, 2019 / Hannah Harvey / 0 Comments

The Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office is seeking an archaeology research intern to help with the development of a proactive, statewide survey program: the Pennsylvania Archaeological Site Survey (PASS). Continue reading