Michilimackinac and the Modern World: The View from an English Trader's House

Author(s): Lynn Evans

Year: 2017

Summary

Archaeological excavations have taken place at Michilimackinac every summer since 1959, pre-dating the Society for Historical Archaeology.  The project and its approaches have evolved along with the discipline.  This paper examines current research at an English trader's house within the fort.  His wide range of ceramics and other goods provide insight into the cosmopolitan nature of life on the edge of the eigteenth-century British empire.

Cite this Record

Michilimackinac and the Modern World: The View from an English Trader's House. Lynn Evans. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Fort Worth, TX. 2017 ( tDAR id: 435266) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8JS9T7P

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1715 to 1781

Spatial Coverage

min long: -84.749; min lat: 45.772 ; max long: -84.711; max lat: 45.801 ;

Record Identifiers

PaperId(s): 610

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