Lake Superior Copper and the Indians: Miscellaneous Studies of Great Lakes Prehistory (Volume 17) (Anthropological Papers Series)

In this classic work, editor James B. Griffin presents research on the prehistoric inhabitants of the Lake Superior region. Griffin and Roy W. Drier report on Isle Royale excavations and archaeological finds; Griffin and George I. Quimby write about prehistoric copper pits and related artifacts in Ontario and Manitoba; William C. Root reports on copper artifacts from southern Michigan; and Tyler Bastian writes a review of metallographic studies of prehistoric copper artifacts in North America. Contents The Michigan College of Mining and Technology Isle Royale Excavations, 1953-1954 / Roy W. Drier Contributions on Isle Royale Prehistory Notes on the Pottery from the Michigan College of Mining and Technology Excavations Notes on the Plant and Animal Life Associated with Prehistoric Activities on Isle Royale Prehistoric Finds made by Early American Mining Activities on Isle Royale, 1870-1880 Archaeological Investigations on Isle Royale, 1892-1930 The Acquisition of Isle Royale by the United States Early Historical Accounts of the Lake Superior Copper District Early American Mining in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the First Recognition of Prehistoric Mining Activities Prehistoric Copper Pits on the Eastern Side of Lake Superior / James B. Griffin and George I. Quinby The Pic River Site / George I. Quinby The McCollum Site, Nipigon District, Ontario / James B. Griffin and George I. Quinby Various Finds of Copper and Stone Artifacts in the Lake Superior Basin / George I. Quinby and James B. Griffin Old Copper Specimens from Near Brockville, Ontario Copper Artifacts from Manitoba Interpretation of Technology and Cultural Level from the Copper Pits and Included Materials Comments on Current and Recent "Folklore" and Misconceptions About the Lake Superior Prehistoric Copper and the Area in General Archaeology and Some Metallurgical Investigative Techniques / Roy W. Drier Metallurgical Examination of Five Copper Artifacts from Southern Michigan by William C. Root Trace Element and Metallographic Studies of Prehistoric Copper Artifacts in North America A Review / Tyler Bastian References and Additional Sources Plates