9780813056425-081305642X-Fort St. Joseph Revealed: The Historical Archaeology of a Fur Trading Post

Fort St. Joseph Revealed: The Historical Archaeology of a Fur Trading Post

ISBN-13: 9780813056425
ISBN-10: 081305642X
Author: Michael S. Nassaney
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Format: Hardcover 256 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780813056425
ISBN-10: 081305642X
Author: Michael S. Nassaney
Publication date: 2019
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Format: Hardcover 256 pages

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Fort St. Joseph Revealed: The Historical Archaeology of a Fur Trading Post (ISBN-13: 9780813056425 and ISBN-10: 081305642X), written by authors Michael S. Nassaney, was published by University Press of Florida in 2019. With an overall rating of 4.4 stars, it's a notable title among other Canada (Americas History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Fort St. Joseph Revealed: The Historical Archaeology of a Fur Trading Post (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Canada books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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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 site―lost for centuries―was 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 | José António Brandão | 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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