Whitehall Rock Shelter (11716)

Summary

The landowner was Mr. John J. Golembeski at the time. The rock shelter at Whitehall was excavated over two years (1977-78). This spot was ideal because 10,000 years ago after the glacial ice cleared this area was most likely a migratory route for caribou.

Cite this Record

Whitehall Rock Shelter (11716). ( tDAR id: 372309) ; doi:10.6067/XCV80Z74QC

Keywords

Culture
Clovis • PaleoIndian

Material
Chipped Stone

Site Name
Whitehall Rock Shelter

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Reconnaissance / Survey

Spatial Coverage

min long: -73.427; min lat: 43.464 ; max long: -73.403; max lat: 43.496 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Principal Investigator(s): Dean Snow

Resources Inside this Project (Viewing 1-7 of 7)

Documents

  1. Whitehall Catalog guide (2008)
  2. Whitehall Correspondence (1977)
  3. Whitehall Smithsonian Radiocarbon Dating (1978)

Images

  1. Whitehall color images (1977)
  2. Whitehall grey-scale images (1977)
  3. Whitehall Maps (1977)

Datasets

  1. Whitehall Catalog (1977)