Introduction
The articles below are installments for a series of postings for Friends of Fort Halifax Park, Inc. on the archaeological investigations that have taken place at Fort Halifax Park since 2011. Most of this work was completed by the staff and students of the PennDOT Highway Archaeological Survey Team (PHAST), a student-staffed career development program developed jointly by PennDOT and Indiana University of Pa (IUP). Joe Baker ran this program from 2010 until his retirement in 2019. Amanda Rasmussen was the program field director in 2013 and 2014. Amanda’s master’s thesis site was Fort Halifax Park. We hope these short web postings provide everyone with a solid summary of the current state of archaeological work at the park, work that we hope continues in the future. Feel free to forward any questions you might have to Joe Baker (joebaker@pa.gov) or Amanda Rasmussen (ajr5313@gmail.com).
Joe Baker (PennDOT Cultural Resources Management Program, Retired)
Amanda Rasmussen (USDA Forest Service), December 2019
Archaeology at Fort Halifax Series Article: Part I
Archaeology at Fort Halifax Series Article: Part II
Archaeology at Fort Halifax Series Article: Part III
Joe Baker (PennDOT Cultural Resources Management Program, Retired)
Amanda Rasmussen (USDA Forest Service), December 2019
Archaeology at Fort Halifax Series Article: Part I
Archaeology at Fort Halifax Series Article: Part II
Archaeology at Fort Halifax Series Article: Part III
Archaeology News:
Friends of Fort Halifax Park, Inc. is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded three grants toward funding for the Juniata College Cultural Resources Institute "2021 Fort Halifax Rediscovery Project" field school scheduled for this summer. FoFHP, Inc. would like to to thank these three organizations, and everyone so far for their support of this important historical endeavor to find Fort Halifax! Funding for this project is almost 92% complete!
Thank you for your support! |
See the following for more 2021 Rediscovery Project Information:
Rediscovery Project Rediscovery Blog |