Meadowcroft Rockshel
- Date of account
- Occupation claims extending beyond 16,000 years BP; excavated from the 1970s
- Location
- Washington County, Pennsylvania
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Meadowcroft Rockshel yielded stone tools, hearth-related materials, and occupation deposits that excavators interpreted as evidence for human presence in eastern North America earlier than Clovis. Its dates and stratigraphic integrity generated prolonged debate, including concerns about contamination, charcoal, and association between artefacts and sediments. The site remains important because it helped broaden the pre-Clovis discussion beyond a few western localities. Researchers should compare excavation reports, radiocarbon reassessments, and later syntheses rather than citing a single date.
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