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IMAGE Stephanie Barrante. Victoria Hawley. Jessica Hughes.

Images illustrating, in most cases, the plan view of the final depth of excavation, with all units from 2006 through 2010 represented.

IMAGE Stephanie Barrante. Jessica Hughes. Victoria Hawley. Donna Ochenrydeb.

Images illustrating architectural and other features uncovered at Fort St. Joseph from 2002 to 2010.

IMAGE Stephanie Barrante. Victoria Hawley. Jessica Hughes.

Images depicting various laboratory activities during the 2006-2010 field seasons.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Gabriel Yanicki.

The Promontory Gray ceramic type is problematic within the narrative of proto-Apacheans at the Promontory Caves: progenitor populations of Subarctic Dene did not make or use pottery. A solution to this dilemma is readily evident in both oral traditions and genetic studies that show large-scale recruitment of women into founding proto-Apachean populations. Ceramics, normally an aspect of women’s craft production, likely arrived with the women who joined them. Early dates for the peak of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Erin Claussen.

This thesis documents the effort to curate digital information associated with the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project, which has been generated over the past decade of investigation of the site of Fort St. Joseph, an 18th century mission, garrison, and trading post complex located in present-day Niles, MI. A review of literature on the subject of archaeological curation and collections management was undertaken to inform the approach to execution of this project, which included the creation...

PROJECT Michael Nassaney.

The Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project is a collaboration between Western Michigan University and the City of Niles, MI to investigate, interpret, and preserve the physical remains of the site of Fort St. Joseph, a mission, garrison, and trading post complex occupied from 1691 to 1781 by the French then British. Since its inception, the Project has cultivated a robust program of public archaeology to involve and invest the community in the preservation of the site and more generally, the...

IMAGE Randy Peyser.

Logo developed for the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project. Incorporates feathers into the French fleur-de-lis, symbolizing the multi-faceted interactions and negotiations between Native and European peoples that took place in the context of the fur trade at Fort St. Joseph. Blue and red are representative of the colors of the French flag.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes activities and results of the 2000 field season, primarily focused upon survey in the vicinity of the site of Fort St. Joseph.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes activities and results of the 2001 field season, primarily focused upon survey in the vicinity of the site of Fort St. Joseph.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes activities and results of the 2002 field season.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes activities and results of the 2004 field season.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes activities and results of the 2006 field season.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes the activities conducted under the auspices of the project, particularly in regards to fieldwork, public education, and public outreach from September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2007.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Erin Claussen. Meghan Cook. Amanda Brooks. Michael Nassaney.

Presents results of survey and excavations conducted by the 2007 Western Michigan University Archaeological Field School under the auspices of the Project.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes the activities conducted under the auspices of the project, particularly in regards to fieldwork, public education, and public outreach from September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008. Includes a comprehensive list of Project outcomes for this time period including all presentations and publications.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Amanda Brooks. Emily Powell. Michael Nassaney.

Presents results of survey and excavations conducted by the 2008 Western Michigan University Archaeological Field School under the auspices of the Project.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes the activities conducted under the auspices of the project, particularly in regards to fieldwork, public education, and public outreach from September 1, 2008 to August 31, 2009. Includes a comprehensive list of Project outcomes for this time period including all presentations and publications.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ian Kerr. Andrew Beaupré. Michael Nassaney.

Presents results of survey and excavations conducted by the 2009 Western Michigan University Archaeological Field School under the auspices of the Project.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes the activities conducted under the auspices of the project, particularly in regards to fieldwork, public education, public outreach, and laboratory analysis and collections management from September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2010. Includes a comprehensive list of Project outcomes for this time period including all presentations and publications.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Ian Kerr. Zachariah Rodriguez. Michael Nassaney.

Presents results of survey and excavations conducted by the 2010 Western Michigan University Archaeological Field School under the auspices of the Project.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes the activities conducted under the auspices of the project, particularly in regards to fieldwork, public education, public outreach, and laboratory analysis and collections management from September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011. Includes a comprehensive list of Project outcomes for this time period including all presentations and publications.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Erica D'Elia. Michael Nassaney.

Presents results of survey and excavations conducted by the 2011 Western Michigan University Archaeological Field School under the auspices of the Project.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Western Michigan University - Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project.

Series of interpretive panels created for the 2011 Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project Open House. Individual panel themes are: New France and the Place of the Fur Trade, How the Fur Trade Worked, Fur Trade Society, Native Peoples and the Fur Trade, Getting Around in 17th and 18th Century New France, Birchbark Canoes, Beaver - Mainstay of the Trade, Trade Goods (two panels), and Fur Trade Myths.

IMAGE Stephanie Barrante. Victoria Hawley. Jessica Hughes.

Images depicting the site of Fort St. Joseph in general, before, during, and after excavation, in particular highlighting the site's proximity to the Fort St. Joseph River and the challenges this poses, 2006-2010.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Christopher Fennell.

This presentation applies theories concerning the role of individual creativity and innovation, modes of symbolic expression, and formation of social group identities to analyze the past creation and use of material expressions of symbols within the diasporas of particular African cultures. Utilizing archaeological and historical evidence, I explore the divergent ways these creative processes played out at sites in South America, the Caribbean, and North America. The perseverance and creativity...