Digging Deep : Buried Landscapes of Pennsylvania

Watch some of Pennsylvania’s leading archaeologists offer their views on the great depths explored by archaeology in the Keystone State.
As the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) turns 50 years old this year, it is important to recognize and celebrate the role this act, specifically Section 106, has played in American archaeology. Section 106 directs all federally-funded projects to consider the effects they may have on historic properties, including archaeological sites. Half a century of compliance with the NHPA has produced the greatest advances in our understanding of the buried past since the infancy of American archaeology in the early 19th century. This video was produced as part of the Making Archaeology Public initiative, or MAP, initiated by Dr. Lynne Sebastian, with the goal of introducing Americans to these groundbreaking archaeological discoveries. The MAP theme for Pennsylvania is “Digging Deep: Buried Landscapes of Prehistoric and Historic Pennsylvania”. This video tells the story of the great depths explored by compliance archaeologists in the Keystone State, and the amazingly well preserved record of human land use they have found here. This story is a story that could never have been told without the last 50 years of compliance with the NHPA - it’s a legacy all Pennsylvanians can be proud of.

[@myboyz9391]

Back in 1980 I participated in a prehistoric archaeological dig at the future site of the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River in Maryland. It was so cool! I was in highschool. We found all sorts of neat things from over 1,000 years ago.

[@docauch5938]

This videos is amazing, thank you! Loved seeing James Adovasio

[@joefudala6012]

I live not to far from that Philadelphia site. I know they found stuff there but not in depth as they explained. Really cool to know.

[@treasurehuntingscotlandmud9340]

Great video enjoyed

[@waynelkohrjr.8557]

I found some hair pipes with a broken pendant it had the same design as the gorget they showed.

[@williamlake6151]

Well said. Now a little honesty about the facts would surely rearrange the history already in place. Excellent start. Great piece

[@davidcassidy5868]

@3:16 - Is this the excavation site of the 2012, I-95 Dyott / Kensington Glass Works ? ( would like to have one of those flask molds for MY private collection )

[@lesjones7019]

I dig on the Delaware River in Salem County.
I found a site. In New Jersey.

[@lesjones7019]

I will show you the site.

[@tonywords6713]

awwsome

[@beckyshock3099]

I've been fishing in a boat on the Susquehanna River......my dad took me.....

[@joefudala6012]

Becky Shock I have as well many times

[@kenney0313]

By prehistoric, is huge referring to prior to 1492 or 1751 or 1860?

[@openyoureyes3969]

He said at the beginning some.were 16000 to 17000 years old

[@jq7323]

I could be wrong but prehistoric generally means "before written/recorded history". 1492, is not prehistoric.

[@rondogon48]

WE HAD PRE-CLOVIS PEOPLE IN TEXAS THAT WERE HERE 18,000 YEARS AGO .

[@Billtownhistorian]

Difficult to get there that's not true along with a few things

[@onenewworldmonkey]

I was born in American, which makes me a native American. I see why they don't want to be called Indians but don't shit on me. I am proud to be native American, but I'm not an Indian.