Project:
Enlow Fork Mine Expansion

Location:
Washington and Greene Counties

Our Role:
Archaeological Surveys, Historic Structure Survey, Mitigation

The Enlow Fork Mine Expansion project, involved 1,453 acres of land and 52 archaeological sites.  During cultural resource surveys conducted by CDC, over 40,000 artifacts were found.  Three large features, each filled with up to a ton of fire-cracked rocks, are believed to represent cremation mounds. Radiocarbon dates and stone tools found on the site confirm the occupation is at last 3,000 years old.

Additional Interest: Two historic farmsteads and a one-room school house were eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. As one of the mitigation measures for the cultural resources found at EFX, Consol worked with the community to develop a plan for moving the school house to a new location.

Project:
Sony Site at Westmoreland Techology Park

Location:
Mount Pleasant and East Huntingdon Townships

Our Role:
Phase I and II Archaeology; Phase III Data Recovery

Before developing the Westmoreland Technology Park near New Stanton, extensive archaeological excavations were conducted on one of the largest Native American villages in northeastern United States. The village involved over 7.2 acres and hundreds of houses like the one shown above.

Additional Interest: The Sony Site, a significant place for thousands of years, was located on a Holocene swamp. The Westmoreland County Planning Department and the Archaeological Conservancy proposed a preservation plan to include 13 acres of archaeological sites, 1/2 mile of Braddock’s Road, and 7 1/2 acres of contiguous wetlands. This was to be the first such preservation effort in Pennsylvania.

Project:
Cranberry Township Development Site

Location:
Cranberry Township, Butler County

Our Role:
Phase I and II Archaeology; Exhibit

CDC found nine archaeological sites dating from 1000 B.C. to A.D. 95 on the rim of an ancient cranberry bog in Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania. More than 3,400 artifacts were found. The sites date to the Early and Middle Woodland periods and provide a continuum for these cultures in the Brush and Pine Creek watersheds. Native Americans occupying these sites were influenced by complex interregional trade systems known as the Adena and Hopewell Interaction Spheres centered in Ohio.

Additional Interest: Cranberry Township and the Cranberry Historical Society funded an educational exhibit of the archaeological artifacts. In the future, an interpretive sign project will be developed.

Location:
Pine Township, Allegheny County

Our Role:
Phase I & II Archaeological Survey; Phase III Data Recovery

During studies conducted before construction of the church, a 2,000-year old archaeological site was identied. Our team found over 7,000 artifacts including stone tools and ceramics. Small groups occupied this site during seasonal rounds and perhaps as an outpost for trade and exchange.

Additional Interest: Church members volunteered to work on the site and learn more about prehistoric cultures.