The Archaeology Of Summer Island: Changing Settlement Systems In Northern Lake Michigan (anthropological Papers Series)

This work interprets some aspects of the prehistory of the basin of northern Lake Michigan based on the excavation and analysis of the Summer Island site. Brose describes the excavation and the geomorphology of the site, and reports on the site's features and artifacts, including ceramics, lithics, copper, and bone. The site contained three components: Middle Woodland, Late Woodland, and protohistoric. Brose analyzed these components in terms of material culture, economic adaptation, and social organization. Contents Introduction Part I: Description of the Site I. Environmental Setting II. Description of Excavations III. Geomorphology of the Site Part II: The Middle Woodland Component IV. The Nature of the Component V. Ceramics VI. Chipped Stone VII. Rough and Pecked Stone VIII. Copper IX. Worked Bone X. Economic Adaptation XI. Features and Radiocarbon Dates XII. Interpretations and Speculations Part III: The Upper Mississippian Component XIII. The Nature of the Component XIV. Description and Analysis of Artifacts XV. Ceramic Relationships, Interpretations and Conclusions Part IV: The Protohistoric Component XVI. The Protohistoric Component Part V: Conclusions XVII. Conclusions References Plates