Archaeological Society of Delaware: New Castle Chapter Speaker Series

Please join the Archaeological Society of Delaware (ASD) for the May speaker of our 2025 Lecture series Melanie Mayhew! Melanie joins us from The State Museum of Pennsylvania! Join us for a fascinating lecture on Stone Fish Weirs in Pennsylvania!

More than 350 V-shaped stone fishing structures, or fish weirs, have been identified in Pennsylvania’s waterways. These rivers and streams supported a large fishing industry prior to the construction of hydroelectric dams during the 20th century. This presentation will focus on the identification of weirs in Pennsylvania using remotely sensed imagery and historic documentation.

Melanie Mayhew is an archaeology curator at The State Museum of Pennsylvania where she assists in the care of collections representing more than 16,000 years of Pennsylvania’s past. Her professional focus is to increase awareness, understanding, and interest in Pennsylvania’s past and its role as a cultural crossroads.

This event is FREE and open to the public!

This event is sponsored by the Archaeological Society of Delaware as well as the Claymont Public Library.