Roberts Farm Site (36LA1) facts for kids
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Roberts Farm Site (36LA1)
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 Location in Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
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| Location | On a knoll above the Conestoga River, just before its confluence with the Susquehanna River, Manor Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 7.5 acres (3.0 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000830 |
| Added to NRHP | April 3, 1986 |
The Roberts Farm Site (36LA1) is an historic, American archaeological site that is located above the Conestoga River in Manor Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
History and architectural features
This archaeological site underwent excavation between 1931 and 1932 and again in 1971 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The excavations identified the presence of a substantial, fortified Susquehannock Indian village and cemetery from the Late Woodland/Protohistoric period. Settlement of the area occurred from the Late Archaic period through roughly 1650.
This site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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