RMHS: LEARNING CENTER
Meadowlands Environmental Center
September 17, 2014
“Archeological Dig"
Mrs. Rossi / Dr. Rupprecht Science Field Trip
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what we know now about how the early settlers
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2 DeKorte Park Plaza
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
(201)469-8300
The Hackensack River is not a remarkable river as far as
waterways go but it is the lifeline of the Meadowlands salt
marshes. Since its formation nearly 15,000 years ago people
have lived and prospered on its banks. The native Lenape lived
here long before the Dutch and English arrived from across the
Atlantic. Many changes have occurred in the area since then
changing the landscape and habitat dramatically. For decades
the Meadowlands area was used for indiscriminate dumping
which led to the slow disappearance of many native species;
but thankfully because of human efforts the habitat is much
better off now. Through the millennia the human inhabitants
have left evidence of their occupation. Archaeological digs have
given us the ability to learn how these people lived: what
resources they relied heavily on and how they met their needs.
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