Author: John R. Halsey
Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY
ISBN: 0915703890
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Isle Royale and the counties that line the northwest coast of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are called Copper Country because of the rich deposits of native copper there. In the nineteenth century, explorers and miners discovered evidence of prehistoric copper mining in this region. They used those “ancient diggings” as a guide to establishing their own, much larger mines, and in the process, destroyed the archaeological record left by the prehistoric miners. Using mining reports, newspaper accounts, personal letters, and other sources, this book reconstructs what these nineteenth-century discoverers found, how they interpreted the material remains of prehistoric activity, and what they did with the stone, wood, and copper tools they found at the prehistoric sites. “This volume represents an exhaustive compilation of the early written and published accounts of mines and mining in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It will prove a valuable resource to current and future scholars. Through these early historic accounts of prospectors and miners, Halsey provides a vivid picture of what once could be seen.” —John M. O’Shea, curator of Great Lakes Archaeology, University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Prehistoric Copper Mining in Michigan
Author: John R. Halsey
Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY
ISBN: 0915703890
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Isle Royale and the counties that line the northwest coast of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are called Copper Country because of the rich deposits of native copper there. In the nineteenth century, explorers and miners discovered evidence of prehistoric copper mining in this region. They used those “ancient diggings” as a guide to establishing their own, much larger mines, and in the process, destroyed the archaeological record left by the prehistoric miners. Using mining reports, newspaper accounts, personal letters, and other sources, this book reconstructs what these nineteenth-century discoverers found, how they interpreted the material remains of prehistoric activity, and what they did with the stone, wood, and copper tools they found at the prehistoric sites. “This volume represents an exhaustive compilation of the early written and published accounts of mines and mining in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It will prove a valuable resource to current and future scholars. Through these early historic accounts of prospectors and miners, Halsey provides a vivid picture of what once could be seen.” —John M. O’Shea, curator of Great Lakes Archaeology, University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Publisher: U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY
ISBN: 0915703890
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Isle Royale and the counties that line the northwest coast of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are called Copper Country because of the rich deposits of native copper there. In the nineteenth century, explorers and miners discovered evidence of prehistoric copper mining in this region. They used those “ancient diggings” as a guide to establishing their own, much larger mines, and in the process, destroyed the archaeological record left by the prehistoric miners. Using mining reports, newspaper accounts, personal letters, and other sources, this book reconstructs what these nineteenth-century discoverers found, how they interpreted the material remains of prehistoric activity, and what they did with the stone, wood, and copper tools they found at the prehistoric sites. “This volume represents an exhaustive compilation of the early written and published accounts of mines and mining in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It will prove a valuable resource to current and future scholars. Through these early historic accounts of prospectors and miners, Halsey provides a vivid picture of what once could be seen.” —John M. O’Shea, curator of Great Lakes Archaeology, University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Mining for Ancient Copper
Author: Erez Ben-Yosef
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
ISBN: 9781575069647
Category : Copper age
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of new studies dedicated to Professor Beno Rothenberg, focused on copper in antiquity in the Near East, the eastern Mediterranean, and the British Isles.
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
ISBN: 9781575069647
Category : Copper age
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of new studies dedicated to Professor Beno Rothenberg, focused on copper in antiquity in the Near East, the eastern Mediterranean, and the British Isles.
Prehistoric Copper Mining in the Lake Superior Region
Author: Roy Ward Drier
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copper mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copper mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Ancient Copper Mining and Copper Mines
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copper mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copper mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
Wonderful Power
Author: Susan R. Martin
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814328439
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
This work examines the archaeological record of copper mining in the Lake Superior area.
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814328439
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
This work examines the archaeological record of copper mining in the Lake Superior area.
Ancient Mining on the Shores of Lake Superior
Author: Charles Whittlesey
Publisher: Washington : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Publisher: Washington : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Prehistoric Copper Mining in Michigan
Author: John R. Halsey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780915703906
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"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"--
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780915703906
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"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"--
Beyond the Boundaries
Author: Larry Lankton
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199761159
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Spanning the years 1840-1875, Beyond the Boundaries focuses on the settlement of Upper Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, telling the story of reluctant pioneers who attempted to establish a decent measure of comfort, control, and security in what was in many ways a hostile environment. Moving beyond the technological history of the period found in his previous book Cradle to the Grave: Life, Work, and Death at the Lake Superior Copper Mines (OUP 1991), Lankton here focuses on the people of this region and how the copper mining affected their daily lives. A truly first-rate social history, Beyond the Boundaries will appeal to historians of the frontier and of Michigan and the Great Lakes region, as well as historians of technology, labor, and everyday life.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199761159
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Spanning the years 1840-1875, Beyond the Boundaries focuses on the settlement of Upper Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, telling the story of reluctant pioneers who attempted to establish a decent measure of comfort, control, and security in what was in many ways a hostile environment. Moving beyond the technological history of the period found in his previous book Cradle to the Grave: Life, Work, and Death at the Lake Superior Copper Mines (OUP 1991), Lankton here focuses on the people of this region and how the copper mining affected their daily lives. A truly first-rate social history, Beyond the Boundaries will appeal to historians of the frontier and of Michigan and the Great Lakes region, as well as historians of technology, labor, and everyday life.
Prehistoric Copper Miners on the Shores of Lake Superior
Author: Victor F. Lemmer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copper mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copper mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
The Adventure Story
Author: John R. Neph
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure Mine (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adventure Mine (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description