The Prehistory of the Burnt Bluff Area
The Prehistory of the Burnt Bluff Area

Author: James E. Fitting

Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY

Published: 1968

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 1949098133

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The Burnt Bluff area is an archaeological site in Delta County in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. There are hundreds of caves and rock paintings along the cliffs on the southern end of the Garden Peninsula, which reaches southwest into Lake Michigan from the mainland. This report describes the results of archaeological research there in 1963 and 1965. Contributions by James E. Fitting, Charles E. Cleland, G. Richard Peske, Donald E. Janzen, Earl J. Prahl, W. R. Farrand, Douglas W. Lugthart, and Volney H. Jones.

Late Prehistory of Point Pelee, Ontario and Environs
Late Prehistory of Point Pelee, Ontario and Environs

Author: David L. Keenlyside

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 1978-01-01

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 177282075X

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Research at Point Pelee in extreme southern Ontario revealed a unique sequence of prehistoric occupation at three major multi-component sites. This sequence has been divided into four periods commencing in the 6th century A.D. and terminating about the fifteenth century A.D.

The Nature and Status of Ethnobotany, 2nd ed
The Nature and Status of Ethnobotany, 2nd ed

Author: Richard I. Ford

Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY

Published: 1994-01-01

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 0915703386

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Nature and Status, published in 1978, is still a standard text of the discipline, with classic papers exploring theoretical issues, principles of plant utilization, prehistoric economics, and more. A reprint of this watershed volume includes all these classic papers, a new 30-page introduction by Ford, and pages of new references.

Material Culture from Prehistoric Virginia
Material Culture from Prehistoric Virginia

Author: William Hranicky

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2009-04

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 1438966601

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Material Culture from Prehistoric Virginia: Volume 2 is one volume of a two-volume set. This two-volume set is available in black and white and in color. Volume 1 contains artifact listings from A through L. Volume 2 contains the remainder of the alphabetical listings. These publications contain over 10,000 prehistoric artifacts mainly from Virginia, but the publication covers the eastern U. S. The set starts with Pre-Clovis and goes through Woodland times with some Indian ethnography and rockart. Each volume is indexed, contains references, has charts and graphs, drawings, photographs, artifact dates, and artifact descriptions. These volumes contain artifacts that have never appeared in the archaeological literature. From beginners to experienced archaeologists, they offer a complete library for the American Indian culture and experience. If the prehistoric Indian made it, an example is probably shown.

North American Projectile Points
North American Projectile Points

Author: Wm Jack Hranicky RPA

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2011-06-09

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 1456750003

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This book provides a single-source for projectile points in the literature of American archeology. Its purpose is to provide a quick lookup for point types; the user then utilizes the basic references that are provided for more research information, point comparisons, data, distributions, etc.

The Archaeology of Summer Island
The Archaeology of Summer Island

Author: David S. Brose

Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY

Published: 1970-01-01

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 0932206395

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This work interprets some aspects of the prehistory of the basin of northern Lake Michigan based on the excavation and analysis of the Summer Island site. Brose describes the excavation and the geomorphology of the site, and reports on the site’s features and artifacts, including ceramics, lithics, copper, and bone. The site contained three components: Middle Woodland, Late Woodland, and protohistoric. Brose analyzed these components in terms of material culture, economic adaptation, and social organization.