Expressions of the Past: Archeological Research at Voyageurs National Park

Author(s): Jeffrey J. Richner

Year: 2008

Summary

This report is an archeological overview and assessment that summarizes the state of archeological knowledge regarding Voyageurs National Park through about 2003. An Overview and assessment is a specific type of National Park Service planning document that is intended to provide a basis for understanding and managing the archeological resources of a particular park area. Ideally completed very early in a park’s history, the document is intended to guide management and research of the park’s archeological resources. However, due to scheduling and funding constraints, overview and assessments are more often completed much later in a park’s history than originally envisioned. Such is the case for this report, which has been developed several decades after founding of Voyageurs NP. Despite this scheduling, the content of the report is roughly comparable to that preferred and stated in the NPS Cultural Resources Guideline under Director’s Order 28. The report’s content differs from the idealized overview and assessment since it synthesizes about 30 years of archeological fieldwork and site investigation in the park, rather than merely summarizing the potential for site presence and reviewing regional literature. The primary goals of the report are to provide a culture historical summary for understanding sites known or anticipated to be present within the park, to summarize and assess the adequacy of all previous archeological investigations within the park, to synthesize site age, content, affiliation, function, and distribution, and to make recommendations for the future management and study of the park’s archeological sites.

Cite this Record

Expressions of the Past: Archeological Research at Voyageurs National Park. Jeffrey J. Richner. Midwest Archeological Center Technical Report ,No. 104. Lincoln, Nebraska: Midwest Archeological Center, National Park Service. 2008 ( tDAR id: 376114) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8TB164H

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Bird Lake • Blackduck • Chippewa • Duck Bay • Early Woodland • Euroamerican • Historic Native American • Late Woodland • Middle Woodland • Ojibwe • Oneota • Sandy Lake • Selkirk • Wanikan • Woodland

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Mineral

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Fish Trap / Weir • Hearth • Mine • Pit • Quarry • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview

General
Commercial Fishing • Fur Trade • Gold Mining • Homesteading • Lodging Camps • Logging • Mining Sites • Resort Development • Tourism • Trails

Geographic Keywords
Border Lakes Region • Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness • International Border • International Falls, Minnesota • Lake Superior • Northern Superior Subplains • Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario • Rainy Lake • Voyageurs National Park

Spatial Coverage

min long: -92.918; min lat: 48.36 ; max long: -92.649; max lat: 48.573 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Sponsor(s): Midwest Archaeological Center, National Park Service

Record Identifiers

Voyageurs NP Accession (s): 255

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