Fort St. Joseph Revealed
The Historical Archaeology of a Fur Trading Post
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About this book
Fort St. Joseph Revealed is the first synthesis of archaeological and documentary data on one of the most important French colonial outposts in the western Great Lakes region. Located in what is now Michigan, Fort St. Joseph was home to a flourishing fur trade society from the 1680s to 1781. Material evidence of the siteālost for centuriesāwas discovered in 1998 by volume editor Michael Nassaney and his colleagues, who summarize their extensive excavations at the fort and surrounding areas in these essays.
Contributors analyze material remains including animal bones, lead seals, smudge pits, and various other detritus from daily life to reconstruct the foodways, architectural traditions, crafts, trade, and hide-processing methods of the fur trade. They discuss the complex relationship between the French traders and local Native populations, who relied on each other for survival and forged links across their communities through intermarriage and exchange, even as they maintained their own cultural identities. Faunal remains excavated at the site indicate the French quickly adopted Native cuisine, as they were unable to transport perishable goods across long distances. Copper kettles and other imported objects from Europe were transformed by Native Americans into decorative ornaments such as tinkling cones, and French textiles served as a medium of stylistic expression in the multi-ethnic community that developed at Fort St. Joseph. Featuring a thought-provoking look at the award-winning public archaeology program at the site, this volume will inspire researchers with the potential of community-based service-learning initiatives to tap into the analytical power at the interface of history and archaeology.
Contributors: Rory J. Becker | Kelley M. Berliner | JosĆ© AntĆ³nio BrandĆ£o | Cathrine Davis | Erica A. D'Elia | Brock Giordano, RPA | Joseph Hearns | Allison Hoock | Mark W. Hoock | Erika Hartley | Terrance J. Martin | Eric Teixeira Mendes | Michael S. Nassaney | Susan K. Reichert
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- 1. Revealing the History and Archaeology of Fort St. Joseph
- 2. The Historical and Cultural Context of Fort St. Joseph
- 3. The Use of Animals for Fur, Food, and Raw Material at Fort St. Joseph
- 4. Architectural Remains at Fort St. Joseph
- 5. Lead Seals from Colonial Fort St. Joseph
- 6. Crafting Culture at Fort St. Joseph: An Analysis of Tinkling Cone Production
- 7. Hide Processing and Cultural Exchange in the Fort St. Joseph Community
- 8. The Changing Cultural Landscape of the Lower St. Joseph River Valley
- 9. Public Archaeology at Fort St. Joseph: Past, Present, and Future
- 10. Fort St. Joseph Revealed Then and Now
- References Cited
- List of Contributors
- Index