Aboriginal Relationships between Culture and Plant Life in the Upper Great Lakes Region

Using the ethnobotanical laboratory at the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology, as well as ethnographic and archaeological data, Richard Asa Yarnell reported on the prehistoric use of native plants at archaeological sites in the Midwest, including Feeheley and Juntunen. Includes eight appendices on tribal plant use. Contents I. Introduction Physical Character of the Area Vegetation Important Vertebrate Fauna Postglacial Vegetation History Prehistory and Paleoecology Ethnogeography and Ethnohistory II. Paleoethnobotany Plant Remains from Archaeological Sites in the Midwest The Feeheley Site The Juntunen Site III. Native Plant Utilization Native Food Plants Food Plants in Order of Availability by Season Nonfood Utilization of Native Plants IV. Aboriginal Influences on Distributions, Habitats and Genetic Variation of Plants V. History of the Aboriginal Distribution of Cultigens in the Midwest as Indicated by Archaeological Remains VI. Climate and the Distribution of Prehistoric Agriculture in the Midwest VII. Summary and Conclusions Appendix A. Beverage and Flavoring Plants Appendix B. Medicinal Beverage Plants Appendix C. Other Medicinal Plants Appendix D. Charm and Ceremonial Plants Appendix E. Plants Used as Smoking Materials Appendix F. Dye Plants Appendix G. Plants Used for Technological Purposes Appendix H. Catalogue of Archaeological Plant Remains Literature Cited