Mott Sauna Beach Excavation and Site Survey at Isle Royale National Park

Author(s): Caven P. Clark

Year: 1993

Summary

The 1991 archeological projects on Isle Royale included the final phase of excavation

at the Mott Sauna Beach site, a Terminal Woodland Juntunen phase site, which will be

disturbed by the continued construction of housing units on Mott Island. In addition, the

investigation of a grave-robbing incident on Cemetery Island and a number of small

compliance surveys are reported as contributions towards the documentation and

interpretation of Isle Royale's archeological record.

Cite this Record

Mott Sauna Beach Excavation and Site Survey at Isle Royale National Park. Caven P. Clark. Midwest Archeological Center Technical Report ,No. 27. Lincoln, Nebraska: United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Midwest Archeological Center. 1993 ( tDAR id: 375980) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8ZP45VW

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Keywords

Culture
Historic • Woodland

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Glass • Human Remains • Metal

Site Name
2 1/2 MILE • Daisy Farm Site • Duncan Bay Campground • Duncan Narrows/Grass Point • Lane Cove Site • Lane Cove Trail • Mott Sauna Beach • Rock Harbor • Threemile Campground

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Hearth • Midden

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Copper • Fishery • Looting • metalworking

Geographic Keywords
Isle Royale • Lake Superior • Michigan • Mott Island

Temporal Keywords
Juntunen Phase

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1200 to 1450

Spatial Coverage

min long: -89.382; min lat: 47.802 ; max long: -88.234; max lat: 48.245 ;

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