Prehistoric copper mining in Michigan the nineteenth-century discovery of "ancient diggings" in the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale
"Discusses how nineteenth-century explorers and miners discovered evidence of prehistoric copper mining in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and how that discovery ultimately led to the destruction of the prehistoric archaeological sites they found"--
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
University of Michigan
2018
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| Schriftenreihe: | Anthropological papers / Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan
number 99 |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "Discusses how nineteenth-century explorers and miners discovered evidence of prehistoric copper mining in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and how that discovery ultimately led to the destruction of the prehistoric archaeological sites they found"-- Prehistoric copper mines -- Early reports -- Samuel O. Knapp and the Minesota mine -- Who wrote the Knapp report? -- What discoverers saw in the nineteenth century -- Who were the prehistoric miners? -- The fate of the prehistoric artifacts -- Conclusion -- Afterword / by Henry Wright |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-336) and index |
| Beschreibung: | xiv, 336 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten (farbig) 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780915703890 978-0-915703-89-0 |