Meadowcroft Rockshel
- Date of account
- Late Pleistocene and early Holocene; pre-Clovis dates disputed
- Location
- Avella, Pennsylvania
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Meadowcroft Rockshel is a deeply stratified rockshel containing lithic material, charcoal, faunal remains, and later occupations. Excavators reported dates potentially predating Clovis, making the site central to debates about the antiquity of humans in eastern North America. Some researchers accepted the evidence, while others questioned contamination, stratigraphic integrity, and associations between artifacts and dated samples. It is useful for comparison with other early sites because its significance rests not only on dates but also on the interpretation of a complex, repeatedly occupied shelter.
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