Anthropology


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Anthropology

Excavation

Extensive archaeological excavations have been undertaken at Fort Mackinac, St. Ignace, Frankenmuth, Port Huron, and Bay City.
Read more about a collections-based research project at the Marquette Mission in St. Ignace, Mich.

Investigation

Public archaeology site investigations throughout Michigan make the museum the leader in state public archaeology work.

Research sites:
Saints' Rest:
http://anthropology.msu.edu/saints_rest_gallery/index.html
Yorkshire Dales:
http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/archsci/ydhgrg/students/index.php
Marquette Mission:
http://www.ssc.msu.edu/%7Eanp/marquettemission/MarquetteMission.html

Cultural History
  • More than one million archaeological items.
  • 25,000 ethnographic artifacts.
  • 63,000 historical and cultural artifacts, including 4,100 world culture artifacts; 2,100 building furnishings; 3,000 packages and containers; 1,600 art objects; 10,300 communications artifacts; 7,300 tools and equipment; 6,400 personal artifacts; 650 transportation artifacts; 450 structural artifacts; 800 recreational artifacts.
  • 300 quilts and 5,000 files on Michigan quilts and quilters.
  • One of the largest repositories of Great Lakes archaeology collections in North America.
  • The Michigan Traditional Arts Research Collection, with more than 8,000 slides, 6,000 black-and-white negatives, 1,000 audio tapes, and related archival holdings.
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