Apologies as always for the necessity of cross-posting...

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Friends and colleagues: The pre-contact disappearance of
Monongahela Culture in the upper Ohio River Valley means that
this North American culture is accessible only through
archaeology. Exploring this subject is Ghosts of the Mountains,
the latest video presented by The Archaeology Channel
(www.archaeologychannel.org).

Archaeological exploration of a five-mile stretch of proposed
highway near Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, in the mid-1990s revealed
numerous prehistoric archaeological sites dating between 12,000
years ago and A.D. 1400. Working through the winter and employing
painstakingly precise methods, the archaeological team revealed
surprisingly well preserved house remains and artifacts at two
village sites that provide valuable clues to the lifeway of the
now-vanished Monongahela people. Viewers of this video will
witness the challenges overcome by field archaeologists on a
mission to recover important data in advance of highway
construction.

This and other programs are available on TAC for your use and
enjoyment. If you feel that this project is a worthy endeavor,
please participate in the Membership and Underwriting programs
described on our website at www.archaeologychannel.org. Only with
your help can we continue and enhance this nonprofit
public-education service. We also welcome new content partners as
we reach out to the world community.

Please forward this message to others who may be interested.

Richard M. (Rick) Pettigrew
President and Executive Director
Archaeological Legacy Institute

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Volunteer List Serve Coordinator for TAC