The Battle Point Site: A Late Historic Cemetery in Ottawa County, Michigan

Located on a former channel of the Grand River in Ottawa County, Michigan, the Battle Point site is a Native American burial locality dating to the latter half of the Late Historic period. Twenty burials, primarily extended coffin interments, were recovered during salvage excavations at the site. Nu...

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Published in:Arctic anthropology 1985-01, Vol.22 (2), p.115-129
Main Authors: Martin, Patrick E., Mainfort, Robert C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation, contemporary social changes. (cultural action - rights of indigenous peoples )
America
Brooches
Coffins
Ethnology
Excavations
Grave goods
Graves
Interment
Native Americans
Ribbons
Silver
Wrist
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Summary:Located on a former channel of the Grand River in Ottawa County, Michigan, the Battle Point site is a Native American burial locality dating to the latter half of the Late Historic period. Twenty burials, primarily extended coffin interments, were recovered during salvage excavations at the site. Numerous trade goods, including knives, firesteels, silver ornaments, and glass beads, were placed with the dead as grave accompaniments. Historical documents, as well as the artifact assemblage, suggest that the cemetery was used between approximately 1820 and 1835. The Battle Point data provide significant information about culture change among the early nineteenth century Native American populations of the Upper Great Lakes.
ISSN:0066-6939
1933-8139