Meadowcroft Rockshelter

The Meadowcroft Rockshelter is an archaeological site which is located near in Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania. The site is a rock shelter in a bluff overlooking Cross Creek, and contains evidence that the area may have been continually inhabited for at least 16,000 years and up to 19,000 years.
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  • Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in Washington County, Pennsylvania
  • Also known as
    “Meadowcroft Museum of Rural Life”
    “Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include P and W Patch and Avella.
Hamlet
Avella is a census-designated place in Independence… is situated 1½ miles southeast of Meadowcroft Rockshelter.
Hamlet
is a census-designated place in Independence… is situated 2 miles southeast of Meadowcroft Rockshelter.
Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 2 miles west of Meadowcroft Rockshelter.

Meadowcroft Rockshelter

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Latitude
40.28618° or 40° 17′ 10″ north
Longitude
-80.49063° or 80° 29′ 26″ west
Open location code
86GX7GP5+FQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7096701030
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1896118

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Meadowcroft Rockshelter” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “梅多克罗夫特岩棚”
  • Chinese: “梅多克羅夫特岩棚”
  • Dutch: “Meadowcroft Rockshelter”
  • French: “Meadowcroft”
  • German: “Meadowcroft”
  • Hebrew: “מדואוקרופט רוקשלטר”
  • Italian: “Meadowcroft Rockshelter”
  • Polish: “Meadowcroft”
  • Portuguese: “sitio Meadowroft”
  • Russian: “Медоукрофт”
  • Russian: “Мидоукрофт”
  • Spanish: “Meadowcroft Rockshelter”

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