Excavation Chronology
| Site Name | Site Type | Agency | Dates of Excavation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montague | Village | PHC? | October 22, 1934 to November 7, 1934? |
| WPA | March 22, 1936 to July 1,1936 | ||
| Clouse | Village | FERA | May 5, 1935 to July 19, 1935 |
| WPA | July 2, 1936 to July 7, 1936 | ||
| Hanna | Village | WPA | November 1, 1935 to March 1, 1936 |
| Peck 1 | Village | WPA | October 13, 1936 to January 29, 1937 |
| Peck 2 | Village | WPA | March 2, 1937 to May 18, 1937 |
| Reckner | Village | WPA | May 27, 1937 to August 5, 1937 |
| Emerick | Village | WPA | August 27, 1937 to October 20, 1937 |
| Troutman | Village | WPA | October 27, 1937 to January 20, 1938 |
| Powell 1 | Village | WPA | January 31, 1938 to March 9, 1938 |
| Powell 2 | Village | WPA | March 24, 1938 to April 12, 1938 |
| Fort Oak | Camp | WPA | April 27, 1938 to May 11, 1938 |
| Martz Rock Shelter | Rockshelter | WPA | June 14, 1938 to June 20, 1938 |
| Martz Rock Shelter No. 2 | Rockshelter | WPA | June 14, 1938 to June 20, 1938 |
| Fort Hill | Village | WPA | June 26, 1939 to October 30, 1939 and April 3, 1940 to June 18,1940 |
| Fort Hill Rock Shelters | Rockshelters | WPA | November 6, 1939 to November 22, 1939 |
| Gower | Village | WPA | December 20, 1939 to April 2, 1940 |
| Merle Rock Shelter | Rockshelter | WPA | June 6, 1940 to June 7, 1940 |
Comments
In early 1934, an initial survey of archaeological resources in Somerset County was sponsored by the short-lived Civil Works Administration (CWA) under the guidance of Flora Black. The Pennsylvania Historical Commission (PHC) directed the initial work at the Montague site in late 1934, possibly funded in part through federal relief funds. The next major project in Somerset County was funded through the CWA's parent organization, the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). Most relief excavations in Somerset County were done under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), later renamed the Works Projects Administration. Relief funding was not steadily available and could have been terminated at any moment, accounting for some of the breaks between the excavation of different sites. This situation made it difficult to plan many archaeological projects.
Note on Site Numbers
The number following each site name is based on the Smithsonian Institution's trinomial numbering system for archaeological sites. The first part of the number refers to the state, where 36 equals Pennsylvania. The second part of the number refers to the county within the state, where So refers to Somerset County. The last part of the number refers to the sequential recording of archaeological sites within a particular county. Thus, Peck 1 (36 So 1) was the first site recorded in Pennsylvania's Somerset County.