The 2021 Historical Archaeology issue summarizes what archaeologists have learned about the last 500 years of human interactions, exchange, and industry in the area presently called Wisconsin.
Leading researchers and heritage professionals provide overviews of the key topics in historical archaeology, including Native American and European interactions, the fur trade, military conflicts, resource extraction by mining and logging, shipwrecks, and early 20th century government projects.
Each article includes a reference map, illustrations of diagnostic artifacts, and discussions of important archaeological sites that are providing new insight into Wisconsin’s history and heritage.
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Read the Introduction to Historical Archaeology in Wisconsin here.