From Things Left Behind: A Study of Selected Fur Trade Sites and Artifacts, Voyageurs National Park and Environs, 2001-2002

Author(s): Douglas A. Birk; Jeffrey J. Richner

Year: 2004

Summary

This volume reports on work conducted by the National Park Service (NPS) and the Institute for Minnesota Archaeology (IMA) in 2001-2002 to extend knowledge of historic fur trade resources and activities within the area of Voyageurs National Park (VOYA). The project involved terrestrial and underwater archaeological investigations, archival research, artifact analysis, and informant interviews. Douglas Birk, Senior Archaeologist/Historian of the IMA in Minneapolis Minnesota, and Jeffrey J. Richner, NPS Archeologist with the Midwest Archeological Center in Lincoln Nebraska, served as principal investigators.

Cite this Record

From Things Left Behind: A Study of Selected Fur Trade Sites and Artifacts, Voyageurs National Park and Environs, 2001-2002. Douglas A. Birk, Jeffrey J. Richner. Midwest Archeological Center, Technical Report ,84. International Falls, Minnesota: Voyageurs National Park. 2004 ( tDAR id: 371765) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8CF9NR0

Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican • Historic • Historic Native American

Material
Ceramic • Glass • Metal

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Settlements

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Ethnographic Research • Historic Background Research

General
Fur Trade

Spatial Coverage

min long: -93.021; min lat: 48.36 ; max long: -92.521; max lat: 48.611 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): National Park

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