Ghosts of the Mountains
Location: Pennsylvania
Length: 15 min
Play with Windows Media Player: 300k or 700k
Archaeological exploration of a five-mile stretch of proposed highway near Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, in the mid-1990s revealed numerous prehistoric archaeological sites dating between 12,000 years ago and A.D. 1400. Working through the winter and employing painstakingly precise methods, the archaeological team revealed surprisingly well preserved house remains and artifacts at two village sites that provide valuable clues to the lifeway of the now-vanished Monongahela people.
A Production of WPSX3
Copyright 1997 The Pennsylvania State University
Web links:
- Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc.
Meyersdale, Pennsylvania - The Mystery of the Monongahela Indians (PennDOT)
- Monongahela Culture (West Virginia Encyclopedia)