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Camera location40° 17′ 10.89″ N, 80° 29′ 28.36″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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English: A sign near the site says the following: "Meadowcroft Rockshelter - a deeply stratified archaeological site its deposits span nearly 16,000 years. Discovered in 1973 by Albert Miller and excavated by the University of Pittsburgh archaeologists, Meadowcroft revealed North America's earliest known evidence of human presence and the New World's longest sequence of human occupation. All of eastern North America's major cultural stages appear in its remarkably complete archaeological record. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 1999". [1]

This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 78002480.

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1 July 2012

40°17'10.88999"N, 80°29'28.36000"W

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