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MINGO TRAILS DISTRICT
Serving the Communities of: Atlasburg, Amity, Bavington, Burgettstown, Canonsburg, Cecil, Claysville, Eight Four, Eldersville, Hendersonville, Hickory, Houston, Lone Pine, Meadowlands, McDonald, McMurray, Midway, Muse, North Strabane, Peters, Prosperity, Taylorstown, Thomas, Venetia, Washington, West Alexander, West Middleton, Wolfdale |
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Spring Camporee
MEADOWCROFT ROCKSHELTER & MUSEUM
Washington County
401 Meadowcroft Road, Avella, Pa.15312
MAY 1-3, 2009
Imagine yourself in our ancestors' footsteps. Standing where they stood 16,000 years ago. Using ancient technology to live off the land.
Meadowcroft Rockshelter, the oldest site of human habitation in North America, provides a unique glimpse into the lives of prehistoric hunters and gathers.
This National History Landmark, located in Avella, Washington County, Pa., features a massive, 16,000-year-old rock overhang used by our earliest ancestors for shelter.
The new enclosure at Meadowcroft Rockshelter provides visitors with a unique, never-before-seen perspective into the oldest and deepest parts of this internationally-renowned archeological excavation.
In addition to ancient history at the Rockshelter, visitors to Meadowcroft can also step back in time to experience rural life over 150 years ago.
Meadowcroft Village carefully recreates all of the charming qualities of an Upper Ohio Valley village from mid-19th century.
Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Museum of Rural Life. History 16,000 years in the making.
Meadowcroft Rockshelter archaeological site has revealed the earliest evidence of people in North America, dating back 16,000 years.
The Rockshelter, named a National Historic Landmark in 2005, has provided archaeologists with a rare glimpse into the lives of the first people to arrive in the New World
With recent renovations to the Rockshelter's enclosure, visitors can see evidence of tools and campfires made by these first Americans thousands of years ago.
Discover how these ancient people survived - from what they ate to the weapons they relied on everyday - and try your hand at using an atlatl, a prehistoric spear-thrower like those used by Meadowcroft's first inhabitants.
Hands-on educational programs at Meadowcroft allow your students to explore the history of life on the land in the upper Ohio Valley.
Through entertaining and educational activities, students can discover the prehistoric world of hunter-gatherers who camped at Meadowcroft Rockshelter 16,000 years ago, explore the culture and lifestyle of the Eastern Woodland Indians, or experience the sights and sounds of daily life in a 19th century rural community.
Meadowcroft offers four different educational programs:
· Meadowcroft Rockshelter Tours
· Archaeology Adventure
· Village Life
· Woodland Encounters
Meadowcroft Rockshelter Tours
Stand where some of the very first Americans stood!
Discover why prehistoric Indians camped at the Rockshelter and what they ate as they huddled around their fires 16,000 years ago. Learn how the Meadowcroft Rockshelter revolutionized our understanding of the peopling of North America.
Archaeology Adventure
Students can experience the excitement of excavating a recreated campsite that contains "artifacts" identical to those that would have been used by hunters almost 1,000 years ago.
Students will experience what occurs at an archaeological site (excavating, recording data and recovering artifacts) and will also have the opportunity to examine and analyze artifacts to understand prehistoric life.
Village Life
Explores rural life in the upper Ohio Valley with a visit to Meadowcroft's recreated 19th century village.
Students see and learn what it was like to live without electricity or indoor plumbing in a hand-built log house. Students also visit a working blacksmith shop, experience a simulatedlesson in a one-room school, see a spinning wheel demonstration, play old-fashioned games, and dip a wax candle to take home.
Travel 400 years into the past to explore a recreated Eastern Woodland Indian village. The reconstructed village features a palisade wall, several wigwams, refuse pits, drying racks, and a representative native garden plot. Students also have an opportunity to try their hand at using an atlatl, a prehistoric spear thrower.
This educational program emphasizes the forest-centered lifestyle of American Indians in the upper Ohio Valley prior to the arrival of European settlers.
Woodland Encounters
Consequently, students will not see iron tools, firearms, or other trade goods associated with the later colonial time period. Instead, the program focuses on native tools, native technology, and how the Indians used their plant, animal, and mineral resources to provide for their daily needs.
Students learn that a complex interrelationship existed between the Indians and their natural environment. Visiting the Eastern Woodland Indian Village provides students with experiences and a level of understanding that are simply unavailable within a traditional classroom setting. The program lasts about 2 hours.
The cost of the camporee will be $19.00 per person.
The cost includes the Rock shelter, village life, woodland encounter and archaeology adventure.
Normal cost is $5.00 per person for each of the four programs. Any two programs they charge $8.00 per person. We are getting all four programs for $15.00 per person which includes our camping fee. The additional $4.00 on top of our $15 cost to Meadowcroft will cover the cost of our event patch, awards, and miscellaneous expenses.
Plan now to join in the fun. Look to the Mingo Trails website under "Activities" for all the details on how to register. We will be asking for a "close to actual" count on the number of expected participants prior to the weekend so that we can provide this information to Meadowcroft.
Hope to see you in May!!!
For more information contact:
District Activities Chairman, Mike Serbak
724-745-5814
serbak5@msn.com
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