1996 Pennsylvania Archaeologist 66(1):1-53
A Summary of Phase III Data Recovery Excavations at the West Water Street Site (36CN175), Lock Haven , Clinton County, Pennsylvania
Jay F. Custer, Scott C. Watson, and Daniel N. Bailey

Intensive excavations at the West Water Street site focused on five cultural components: Contact, Late Woodland Clemson Island, mixed Late Archaic- Middle Woodland, Middle Archaic, and Early Archaic / Paleoindian. The first three components were found in a single soil strata and had become intermixed. The Middle Archaic and Early Archaic/Paleoindian components were found in well-defined, discrete soil strata. The Contact component dated to ca. A.D. 1700-1730 and consisted of a few scattered artifacts and features representing small campsites. The Clemson Island component dated to A.D. 1000-1300 and consisted of more than 500 features associated with numerous occupations. A stockaded hamlet with at least two houses and a specialized storage area was present. The Middle Archaic component dated to ca. 6000-5000 B.C. and consisted of numerous small and discretecampsites. The Early Archaic/Paleoindian component dated to ca. 8000-7000 B.C. and was similar to the Middle Archaic.
 

This report discusses the preliminary results of excavations undertaken by the Department of Anthropology of Slippery Rock University at the Wolf Creek site (36BT82). Analyses of artifacts and other material, in conjunction with a 14C date, indicate that this was a multi-component site that was intermittently used as a hunting camp from Archaic to Late Woodland times. An outcropping of chert imbedded in limestone approximately 1.6 km north of the west bank of the creek and an abundance of sugar maples (Acer saccharum) with the potential for making syrup may have served as additional attractions to the site.
 

This report describes excavations of two Montgomery County rockshelters and the artifacts recovered therein.
 

Excavations at Piney Island in the lower Susquehanna River Valley have revealed a stratified and radiocarbon dated of Archaic point These types areand and their arrangements are compared and contrasted with other Archaic from the Eastern United States. Distribution patterns the various within southeastern Pennsylvania are discussed in light potential implications regarding Archaic society.
 

The City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, contacted the Pennsylvania Historical .and Museum Commission (PHMC) when skeletal remains were encountered during earthmoving activities in a residential area. Written accounts from the eighteenth century indicate this area was used as a burial ground for hundreds of Continental Army soldiers who died in a makeshift hospital located nearby during the Revolutionary War. Two skeletons were . unearthed by mechanical excavations and PHMC archaeologists removed a third burial. The remains of two young adult men and a probable male adolescent were identified. Associated wrought iron coffin nails are of the type commonly used until after the American Revolution. This information is consistent with the written history of the site. Archaeological testing and monitoring are recommended prior to future earthmoving activity in this area. However, the best preservation strategy is to avoid any unnecessary excavation.