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Scholarly Archaeology, Archeology, Anthropology, Great Lakes Indian reference book: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF MICHIGAN by James E. Fitting, 1970, American Museum of Natural History / Natural History press, NY, large 7.5 x 10.5 inches, xiii + 274 pages, many photo illustrations, original blue cloth binding, an exlibrary book with the usual markings and pocket inside rear cover, but otherwise in Good clean sound condition, with good but edge worn dust jacket.CONTENTS:I: INTRODUCTION II: ENVIRONMENTS OF MICHIGAN: Land, Lakes, Rivers and Small Lakes, Climate, Soils, Plants and Animals, Natural and Cultural Areas. III: THE EARLY HUNTERS: Man in the New World, Environmental Potential and Earl Man, Early Paleo-Indian Occupations, Late Paleo-Indian Occupations. IV: THE RETURN OF THE PEOPLE: Concept of the Archaic, Early and Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, Burial Cults and Cultures, Late Archaic Use of Copper, Early Woodland. V: BURIALS AND FISHERMEN: Middle Woodland Cultural Development, Hopewell Middle Woodland in Western Michigan, Hopewell Middle Woodland in the Saginaw Valley, A Non- Hopewell Middle Woodland?, The Lake Forest Middle Woodland. VI: CROPS AND COOPERATION: Late Woodland Cultural Development, Southeastern Michigan, Southwestern Michigan, Saginaw Valley, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan, Straits of Mackinac, Northern Lake Michigan, Southern Lake Superior Ethnic Identification. VII: THOSE WHO WERE T: Historic Indians of Michigan, The Chippewa, The Ottawa, The People Of The Fire, The Miami, The Huron. VIII: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF HISTORY: Historical Archaeology, An Outline of Michigan history, The Early Historic period, The Middle Historic period, The Late Historic Period, The Pre-Civil War period, The Post Civil War Period. IX: PATTERNS OF THE PAST. APPENDIX: Michigan Radiocarbon Chronology. REFERENCES and INDEX. PLACES MENTIONED IN LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS: Barnes site, Holcombe site, Warner School Site, George lake, Shiawassee Bay, Schmidt site, Feeheley site, Andrews site, Pomranky site, Schultz site, Spoonville mound, Norton Mound group, Brooks Mound group, Palmeteer mound group, Mallon Mound, Jancarich Village site, Bussinger site,Porte des Morts site, Summer island Village site, Naomikong Point site, Goodwin-Gresham site, Fort Wayne Mound, Rivierre aux Vase site, Moccasin Bluff site, West Twin Lake Mound, Burnett Mound, Spring Creek site, Stony Lake Mound, Juntunen site, Hodges site, Fort Michilimackinac, Lasanen site, Gros Cap Cemetery, Valley Sweets site, Fort Brady, and Custer Road Dump. SOME TERMS MENTIONED IN THE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS: turkey-tail points, aboriginal copper artifacts, projectile points, Green Point ware, conchs, Tittabawassee ware, harpoons, bone artifacts, Young Tradition, clay pipes, Mackinac ware, rimsherds, Bois Blanc ware, trade silver, bottles, etc. SHIPPING: Buyer pays actual cost of U.S. Post Office postage for choice of Media Mail ($2.87) or Priority Mail (cost varies with zip code) - NO handling charge Â- Insurance is optional at buyerÂ's risk. Foreign shipping also at cost. Check, Money order or PayPal accepted. Will be shipped in sturdy cardboard box. * * * SEE my other auctions for other quality items. * * * NOTE: IF ALL PICTURES DID NOT APPEAR WHEN THIS PAGE OPENED (you are getting a red X instead of my item pictures), please RIGHT-click on the X and select SHOW PICTURE from the options box, OR hit your REFRESH button. The pictures are t but my hosting site (AOL) is not always working properly. | read more

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