Monographs and Articles on Archaeological Projects
Conducted at Chippewa Nature Center
JUST RELEASED (NOVEMBER 2004)!
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A Preliminary Report on the Cater Site, 20MD36, Midland County, Michigan: Early and Mid-Nineteenth Century Occupations in Central Michigan. The Michigan Archaeologist Vol. 48, No. 1-2 (January/March 2002). |
This volume appeared in November 2004 and is available from the Michigan Archaelogical Society (see their web page for ordering back issues of the Michigan Archaeologist -- follow this link The Michigan Archaeologist). It contains preliminary reports on the Cater site artifacts, faunal remains, and floral remains.
Contents:
A Preliminary Report on the Cater Site, 20MD36, Midland County, Michigan: Early and Mid-Nineteenth Century Occupations in Central Michigan. By Scott G. Beld. Pages 1-83.
Examination of a Button from the Cater Site by Infrared Spectroscopy. By Marianne L. McKelvy. Pages 84-86.
Animal Remains from the Cater Site (20MD36), Midland County, Michigan. By Terrance J. Martin and J. C. Richmond. Pages 87-116.
Assimilation or Adaptation? Late Historic Chippewa Subsistence Strategies in Central Lower Michigan. By Mary Theresa Bonhage-Freund, Kari-Jo Johnson, and Aimmi Knarr. Pages 117-148.
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The Cater Site: The Archaeology, History, Artifacts and Activities at This Early 19th Century Midland County Site. Edited by Dr. David J. Frurip. |
This volume, available from Chippewa Nature Center, describes the Cater Site for a non-technical/non-professional audience.
To order send $19.95 + $4.50 for shipping and handling to: Chippewa Nature Center, 400 S. Badour Road, Midland, MI 48640-8661.
Table of Contents
Preface and Dedication by Dick Touvell - p. vii
Introduction by Dr. David Frurip - p. viii
1) Michigan and the Western Great Lakes Region: 1830-1850 by Dr. Dean Anderson - p. 2
2) Life at the Forks: Gathering, Trading and Settling at the Forks of the Tittabawassee River, 1800-1850 by Kyle Bagnall and Dennis Pilaske - p. 9
3) The Cater Site (20MD36): Description of Excavations and Recovered Material by Dr. Scott Beld - p. 14
4) What Do Animal Bones Tell Us About the Cater Site? by Dr. Terrance Martin - p. 42
Appendices:
A) A History of Archaeology at Chippewa Nature Center by Kyle Bagnall - p. 51
B) Puzzle Pieces: Chippewa Nature Center's Archaeology Collection by Dennis Pilaske - p. 59
C) Archaeometry and the Identification of Archaeological Artifacts by Dr. Marianne McKelvy - p. 64
D) Stabbing a Hollow Bone by Dr. David Frurip - p. 67
E) The Fish Scale Separator by Dr. John Osborne - p. 71
Contributor Acknowledgments - p. 73
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Dr. Doreen Ozker, "A Descriptive Report of the Surface Collections from Site 20MD28, Chippewa Nature center, Midland County, Michigan," The Michigan Archaeologist Vol. 22, No. 1 (March 1976), pp. 1-100. |
This article, available from the Michigan Archaeological Society (MAS), describes surface collections from Chippewa Nature Center. For information on ordering this issue from the MAS follow this link: The Michigan Archaeologist.
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Dr. Doreen Ozker, "Sumac Bluff (20MD25): A Site on the Chippewa River in Midland," The Michigan Archaeologist Vol. 22, No. 4 (December 1976), pp. 283-313. |
This article, available from the Michigan Archaeological Society (MAS), describes excavations near Chippewa Nature Center's Sugar House. For information on ordering this issue from the MAS follow this link: The Michigan Archaeologist.
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Dr. Doreen Ozker, "The Naugle Site (20MD30), Midland County, Michigan: Early Late Woodland and Late Archaic Components on a Pine river Site," The Michgan Archaeologist Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 315-355. |
This article, available from the Michigan Archaeological Society (MAS), describes excavations where Chippewa Nature Center's Interpretive Building now stands. For information on ordering this issue from the MAS follow this link: The Michigan Archaeologist.
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