Book

The archaeology of Summer Island: changing settlement systems in northern Lake Michigan

University of Michigan (41) • Published In 1970 • Pages: vii, 238 , plates

By: Brose, David S..

Abstract
Brose excavted and analyzed material from the Summer Island site. The three components at the site are: Middle Woodland, Upper Missisippian, and Protohistoric. Only the materials related to the Middle Woodland period component were indexed for Outline of Cultural Materials (OCM) codes. The site contains the remains of four dwellings and some drying racks and storage pits. The site appears to have been occupied during the spring and summer for three or four years with fishing the main focus of the site. Artifacts found at the site included ceramics and stone, bone and copper artifacts, including some copper beads and one 'effigy claw.' Brose compares the artifacts from the Summer Island site, especially the ceramics (which he typed), with other Middle Woodland sites around the Great Lakes.
Subjects
Cultural participation
Ceramic technology
Lithic industries
General tools
Visual arts
Cultural stratigraphy
Typologies and classifications
tradition
Initial Shield Woodland
HRAF PubDate
2002
Region
North America
Sub Region
Eastern Woodlands
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry ; 2001
Field Date
1967-1968
Coverage Date
1850 BP-1710 BP (150 A.D.-290 A.D.)
Coverage Place
Middle Woodland period; Summer Island, Michigan, United States
Notes
by David S. Brose
A revision of the author's thesis, University of Michigan
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-238)
LCCN
71633183
LCSH
Canada, Eastern--Antiquities