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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:archaeological_site
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gptkbp:affiliated_with
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gptkb:Pennsylvania_Historical_and_Museum_Commission
gptkb:National_Park_Service
gptkb:University_of_Pittsburgh
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gptkbp:artifacts
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gptkb:stone
animal bones
charcoal samples
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Ice_Age
climate change
hunter-gatherers
foraging societies
prehistoric migration
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gptkbp:conservation_efforts
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community involvement
research funding
public education
site preservation
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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gptkb:educational_resources
historical research
Native American history
archaeological heritage
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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James M. Adovasio
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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gptkb:1973
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gptkbp:excavation_end_year
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gptkb:1990
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gptkbp:exhibits
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gptkb:educational_programs
guided tours
interpretive signage
archaeological displays
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gptkbp:has_culture
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gptkb:forest
Archaic
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Meadowcroft Rockshelter
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gptkbp:is_a_site_of
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rockshelter
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gptkbp:is_explored_in
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gptkb:1973
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:managed_by
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Meadowcroft Rockshelter Archaeological Site
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:ceramics
ornamental objects
fire pits
evidence of early human habitation
hearths
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gptkbp:open_to_public
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yes
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
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gptkbp:period
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Paleo-Indian
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gptkbp:research
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radiocarbon dating
artifact analysis
paleoenvironmental reconstruction
stratigraphic excavation
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gptkbp:research_focus
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prehistoric human activity
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gptkbp:significance
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oldest known site of human habitation in North America
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gptkbp:visitors_per_year
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approximately 10,000
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:J._M._Adovasio
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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