Shoop Site (36DA20) | |
   | |
| Location | East of Enders, Jackson Township and Wayne Township, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°29′14″N 76°49′12″W / 40.48722°N 76.82000°W |
| Area | 90 acres (36 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000241[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 13, 1986 |
Shoop Site (designated 33DA20) is a prehistoric archaeological site in Jackson Township and Wayne Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is the site of a large Paleoindian campsite, dated to 9,000-9,500 BC. It was first discovered in the 1930s by George Gordon, and also studied by Frank Soday who later discovered the Quad site.[2] In the decades since its discovery, the site has yielded approximately 7,000 artifacts scattered over at least 37 acres for lithic analysis. Additionally, there is a large number of “astoundingly reworked” fluted Projectile points and endscrapers, and fully 98% of the artifacts are made from a lithic material that originates hundreds of miles away.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ira Beckerman (1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shoop Site" (PDF). Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ↑ Carr, Kurt (October 2010). "Probing the Mysteries of the Shoop Site" (PDF). Mammoth Trumpet. Texas A&M University. 26 (1): 1–11. ISSN 8755-6898.
