The Cohoquenock #1 Site was identified and investigated during the winter of 2017–2018 and was located in an open grassy area at the southeast corner of Second and Callowhill Streets, adjacent to the ramp from the Vine Street Expressway to I-95 North.
Pre-Contact Sites
Shackamaxon #1
The Shackamaxon #1 Site was initially excavated in 2009, with additional testing of peripheral site components completed during construction monitoring in 2014. The site extends on both sides of the I-95 roadway in the Kensington-Fishtown neighborhood, with the densest part identified on the north side of the highway, in what had been the backyard space
Shackamaxon #4
The Shackamaxon #4 Site was originally tested in 2010 and subjected to more intensive documentation in 2013–2014. This pre-contact occupation was identified beneath the I-95 viaduct, in the block bounded by Montgomery Avenue, Delaware Avenue, and Berks Street.
T3
Site Page T3 Explore T3: Pre-contact artifacts were identified at depths of between 6 and 7 feet below the present ground surface, and were contained in intact soil deposits encountered between the former machine shop’s reinforced concrete foundations. The T3 Site is an extraordinary example of a significant archaeological site that survived despite impacts from
Tumanaranaming #1
The Tumanaranaming #1 Site was initially identified in 2011 and investigated more intensively throughout 2012; the site was located beneath portions of Richmond Street at the intersection with Beach Street.
Tumanaranaming #4
The Tumanaranaming #4 Site was initially identified in 2010 and more intensively investigated throughout 2011–2012, and again in 2015. It was located in a large open space beneath and to the south of the I-95 viaduct, and bounded by Delaware Avenue, Berks Street, Wildey Street, and Aramingo Avenue.