Winter Site
Winter Site
|
|
Location | On a small tributary of Big Bay de Noc near Garden, Michigan[2] |
---|---|
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
NRHP Reference # | 76001027[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 19, 1976 |
The Winter Site is an archaeological site located along Big Bay de Noc north of Garden, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
The site is located about 1,000 feet (300 m) inland from the water along a small tributary.[3] The site was occupied at a time when the Lake Michigan shoreline extended further inland than it does today.[3] It was excavated by researchers from Western Michigan University in the mid-1970s.[4]
The site was populated by Middle Woodland period peoples at two distinct times: one earlier occupation of relatively short duration (1 to 2 seasons) and a later occupation that lasted longer.[3] The occupation was interrupted by what was likely a short rise in lake level or a heavy seasonal flood.[3] Remains at the site indicate that the inhabitants subsisted on fall-spawning fish, and therefore the site represents an early experimentation in coastal living in the late fall and winter.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ The NRIS gives the location of the Winter Site as "address restricted." However, Martin has described the location (ref: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) The given geo-coordinates are approximate.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Further reading
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.