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PROJECTS Ault
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The Ault site is Lycoming County’s most significant archaeological site to date and was protected permanently by a conservation easement. The property, located along the Susquehanna River near the Canfield Island archaeological site, contains the remains of a fortified native American village discovered in 1993. Thousands of artifacts have been uncovered, some dating back 3,500 years. The most significant discovery is the remains of a village built between 1200 and 1500 AD.
James P. Bressler, head of the local chapter of the Pennsylvania Archaeological Society, identified the site as the richest site on which he has ever worked. The conservation easement bars current and future owners from building on the site or from doing any earth-moving activities that would damage the archaeological value of the site. Only bonafide archaeological investigations are permitted.
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