The Marquette Street Archaeological District is an archaeological site in St. Ignace, Michigan near the St. Ignace Mission. It covers 6 acres (2.4 ha) and includes one building, a village site, and a cemetery;[1] archaeological designations are 20MK82 and 20MK99. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
Marquette Street Archaeological District | |
 Region of archaeological district | |
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| Location | Near the St. Ignace Mission, St. Ignace, Michigan[2] |
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| Coordinates | 45°52′0″N 84°44′0″W / 45.86667°N 84.73333°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000541[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 29, 1982 |
Early history edit
The Petun people originally lived east of Georgian Bay, but were driven by the Iroquois into what is now Wisconsin.[3] In the 1660s, the Petun were again displaced by the Sioux, and settled in what is now St. Ignace around 1670.[4] By this time, the reduction in numbers of Petun, due to disease and war, was so severe that some experts believe they were no longer culturally viable.[5]
Père Jacques Marquette established his mission near the village a few years later.[4][6] The village was home to 500-800 people.[4] The Petun remained in this location until 1701, when Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac persuaded them to move south when he founded Detroit.[5]
Excavations edit
The site of the Petun village in St. Ignace was excavated in the 1970s,[3] and again in 1983-86, 1996–97, and 2001.[4] Excavations have shown evidence of Petun longhouses and hearths, and acculturation from exposure to nearby European settlers.[4] In particular, the Petun reused European glass and metal fragments to fashion weapons and ornaments,[4] and incorporated elements of Christian worship into their own rituals.[5] However, the Petun cultural identity remained despite their repeated displacement, reduction in numbers, and exposure to European culture and goods.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ The NRIS gives the location of the Marquette Street Archaeological District as "Address Restricted"; however, multiple sources indicate the Petun village was near the St. Ignace Mission on the (three-block-long) Marquette Street. The geo-coordinates given are approximate.
- ^ a b Timothy Pauketat (2012), The Oxford Handbook of North American Archaeology Oxford Handbooks, Oxford University Press, pp. 424–425, ISBN 978-0195380118
- ^ a b c d e f Charles E. Orser (2002), Encyclopedia of Historical Archaeology, Psychology Press, pp. 373–364, ISBN 0415215447
- ^ a b c d Francis P. McManamon; Linda S. Cordell; Kent G. Lightfoot; George R. Milner (2009), Archaeology in America: Northeast and Southeast, ABC-CLIO, pp. 53–54, ISBN 978-0313331855
- ^ "MICHIGAN - Dickinson County (NRIS database access)". NationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces.com. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
Further reading edit
- Susan M Branstner, "Tionontate Huron Occupation at the Marquette Mission", Calumet Fleur-de-Lys: Archaeology of Indian and French Contact in the Mid-continent, Smithsonian Press: 177–201