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DOCUMENT Citation Only James C Dunnigan.

Since 1959 the continuous archaeological investigations at Fort Michilimackinac have shaped our understanding of colonial life in the Great Lakes. The fort served as the center of a vast, multicultural trade network. While the Fort’s interior continues to be vigorously excavated, little attention has been given to the larger village that emerged outside the Fort’s walls in the latter half of the eighteenth century. Summer excavations from 1970-1973, conducted by Lyle Stone, attempted to explore...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jessica L. Yann.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Research, Interpretation, and Engagement in Post-Contact Archaeology of the Great Lakes Region" , at the 2021 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The Fayette town site (20DE19) is the focal point of the Fayette Historic State Park in Delta County, Michigan. Fayette was an iron smelting company town during the late nineteenth-century and at least portions of several original structures remain. The site is open to the public...

DOCUMENT Citation Only John W. Cardinal.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. This paper will explore both the historical texts associated with Fort Lernoult in Detroit, Michigan, revealing how the interpretation of a site can changes through time and among perspectives, as well as analyzing the accuracy of the piles by examining the presence and location of tree nails recovered during the excavation. The...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Abby J Mier. Kerri Finlayson.

Nail analysis is a tool to identify the function and changes of structures in late nineteenth century frontier buildings. Using techniques involving visual inspection and comparative analysis, one can identify the approximate age of the nails as well as practical uses for their type and size. The purpose of this paper is to show how nail analysis aids in our interpretation of the chronology and function of buildings at the Peter Dougherty site (1842-1852) on Old Mission Peninsula, Traverse City,...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Elspeth Geiger.

The Saginaw Valley provides one of the most robust records of Michigan’s prehistoric subsistence history. Of this 10,000-year history, the Middle Woodland to Late Woodland regional transformation has been a particular point of interest concerning local subsistence practices. Previous research has hypothesized a three-zone seasonal subsistence strategy as an essential element of the Saginaw Valley Late Woodland adaptive shift. In particular, this regime included a reliance on riverine and...