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James Adovasio, archaeologist who led excavations at Meadowcroft, dies at 82

June 18, 1973, was a Monday, one year and one day after the Watergate break-in, a warm, dry day, and Dr. James Adovasio was taking a bunch of University of Pittsburgh anthropology students to a site outside Avella without expecting much from the trip. The goal of the 37-mile journey to the ...