 | Projects
Mansfield Bridge |
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In Tioga County, Pennsylvania, not far from the New York border, PennDOT is currently engaged in a Phase III data recovery at the Mansfield Bridge Site. The archaeological investigations are part of PennDOT's efforts to improve and realign Routes 11/15. |
|  | During earlier studies at the Mansfield Bridge site, test excavations revealed evidence of two distinct occupations dating to the Late Archaic and Middle/Late Woodland Periods. Both components were found to be in good context, with the potential to yield significant information about the prehistory of the Tioga Valley, and were recommended as eligible for inclusion in the National Register. When PennDOT was unable to |
| avoid the site in its project building alternatives, Phase III investigations were initiated to mitigate the adverse effects. |
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| Artifacts recovered from the site suggest that stone tool production and maintenance were common at the site. Occupations were probably limited to short term base camps where hunting, fishing, and gathering were important activities. |  |
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| For more information contact: | |
| Hope Luhman, Ph.D.
Senior Archaeologist, Louis Berger Group, Inc.
20 Corporate Woods Blvd.
Albany, New York 12211-2370
(518) 432-9545 (Voice)
hluhman@louisberger.com |
| Scott Shaffer
Archaeologist, PennDOT Districts 2-0, 3-0
Clearfield, PA
(814) 765-0456 (Voice)
scoshaffer@pa.gov |