Tudek Site
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Tudek Site
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| Location | Along Orchard Rd., northeast of State CollegeCollege Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania |
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| Nearest city | State College, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Coordinates | 40°49′1″N 77°51′3″W / 40.81694°N 77.85083°WCoordinates: 40°49′1″N 77°51′3″W / 40.81694°N 77.85083°W |
| Area | 14.8 acres (6.0 ha) |
| NRHP Reference # | 82003778 |
| Added to NRHP | February 12, 1982 |
The Tudek Site is an archaeological site located near State College in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. Used as a stone mine by prehistoric Native Americans ten thousand years ago, it has been recognized as a prime candidate for prehistoric preservation.
Located in College Township west of the community of Houserville, the site lies in rolling hills along Orchard Road. Before white settlement of the Nittany Valley, areas such as the Tudek Site were typically occupied by hardwood forests, but the site has been cultivated since the nineteenth century. Recent decades have seen increasing development in the Houserville vicinity and a consequent reduction in agriculture.
In 1978, an archaeological survey conducted by Pennsylvania State University identified multiple sites along and above Slate Cabin Run, including the Tudek Site; it was named for Bob Tudek, a graduate student who discovered it. Among the sites in the vicinity of the Tudek Site is the Houserville Site, where stone quarried at Tudek was worked. With the pressure of anticipated highway construction through the site, an archaeological investigation at the site began in May 1980; its findings included a wide range of types of jasper of a type known as "Bald Eagle Jasper." Two months later, a more detailed excavation commenced; it revealed a very high concentration of approximately 350 artifacts per cubic meter. Tudek has been dated to the Early and Middle Archaic periods, or approximately 8000 to 3500 BC. While no dateable projectile points and stone tools were found at the site, the Houserville Site has been so dated by the presence of such artifacts, and it is believed that the two sites were used contemporaneously. It is believed that the yellow Bald Eagle Jasper was mined and heated at Tudek before being transported to Houserville, approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the east.
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