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10-An Archaeological Survey Of Calhoun And Jackson Counties, Michigan: 1980 Multiple Transect Survey In The Upper Kalamazoo River Valley, William M. Cremin, Rebecca E. Dinsmore

Archaeological Reports

In 1980 the Kalamazoo Basin Survey moved upstream into the upper valley of Calhoun and Jackson Counties, establishing and investigating three transects located between the communities of Battle Creek on the west and Concord on the east (Fig. 1). Transect A encompasses 94.5 km² of Convis, Emmett, Marshall and Pennfield Townships in Calhoun County. Transect B comprises 74.1 km² of Albion, Eckford, Marengo and Sheridan Townships in the same county. Transect C includes 82.9 km² of Concord and Pulaski Townships in Jackson County and represents the final transect to be investigated as part of the project. As …

8-The Portage River Archaeological Survey, St. Joseph County, Michigan, Lawrence G. Dorothy, Elizabeth B. Garland

Archaeological Reports

A 20-day field/informant type of archaeological survey was performed on a 13 section corridor in Park and Mendon townships in St. Joseph County and section 32 of Brady Township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. This survey universe bordered on portions of the Portage River and its tributaries and along the shores of Portage and Fishers lakes. Twenty-nine prehistoric human occupation sites were located, described and recorded during the survey, five of which had been previously known (four unrecorded). Many of the sites were multicomponent but the majority of components are believed to represent Archaic period cultural manifestations. About 300 recognizable artifacts …

7-An Archaeological Survey Of The Thornapple River Basin, Barry County Michigan: Phase One Completion Report, William M. Cremin, Paul W. Mcallister

Archaeological Reports

• Archaeological Research in the Thornapple Drainage of Barry County
• The Project Area
• Previous Archaeological Research in Barry County
• Research Objectives for Phase One
• Assessment of Current Land Use Patterns
• Evaluation of Data in the State Site Files and Information Provided by Landowners/ Collectors and Local Institutions
• Limited Surface Reconnaissance in Selected Portions of the Basin and the County
• Description of Sites Recorded and Catalog of Surface Collections
• Interpretations and Conclusions
• Comments on Management of Cultural Resources and Future Research Needs
• Catalog of Artifactual Material from the Survey
• References Cited
• Thornapple Basin Survey, Barry County, Michigan
• Thornapple Basin Survey: Previously Recorded …

6-Settlement Pattern Survey In Allegan County, Michigan: 1979 Field Season, Elizabeth B. Garland, Deborah Rhead

Archaeological Reports

The 1979 Settlement Pattern Survey (SPS 79) in Allegan County, Michigan observed and recorded a total of 74 prehistoric sites which revealed 10 identifiable components. The majority of sites were small lithic scatters which did not yield culturally diagnostic artifacts. In general the results of this field season conformed with expectations based upon soils, landform and drainage patterns in the survey universe. This report describes and evaluates the significance of the archaeologi ca 1 data recovered.

5-An Archaeological Survey Of Kalamazoo County, Michigan: 1979 Multiple Transect Survey In The Middle Kalamazoo River Valley, William M. Cremin, R. David Hoxie, Jean F. Marek

Archaeological Reports

CONTENTS

• Prehistoric Site Survey in the Kalamazoo Basin
• The 1979 Project Area
• Previous Archaeological Research in the Project Area
• Previously Known Sites in Transect A
• Previously Known Sites in Transect B
• Site Survey Methodology
• Research Design
• Field Procedures
• Curation of Cultural Materials
• Description of Sites Recorded and Catalog of Surface Collections
• Sites in Transect A
• Sites in Transect B
• Interpretations and Conclusions
• Comments on Management of Cultural Resources
• Catalog of Artifactual Material Recovered During Survey
• References Cited
• Series of Maps Showing the Locations of Sites not Included on Maps in the Text
• Kalamazoo Basin Archaeological Project: Allegan County Survey, 1976-1978 …

2-An Archaeological Survey Of Allegan County, Michigan: 1977 Transect Survey In The Lower Kalamazoo River Valley, William M. Cremin, R. David Hoxie, Donald E. Weston

Archaeological Reports

Western Michigan University has sponsored archaeological field work in the Kalamazoo River Valley for the last 10 years. For the most part this research has been carried out by the Department of Anthropology's archaeological field school, which has been located in the lower valley during all or portions of 6 field seasons: 1968, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977 and 1978. Prior to 1976, the Department's field program was directed by Elizabeth Baldwin Garland; and since that time by Garland and William Cremin.

With the inception of the Kalamazoo Basin Archaeological Project in 1976, the research objectives of our program in this …

4-Archaeological Survey To Determine Prehistoric Settlement Patterns In Allegan County, Michigan: 1978 Field Season, Elizabeth B. Garland, Robert G. Kingsley

Archaeological Reports

The 1978 Settlement Pattern Survey (SPS 78) in Allegan County, Michigan, a total of 242 sites were recorded, which could be further defined as 260 components. 243 of these components are prehistoric; 17 are historic. Of the 243 prehistoric components identified, 139 (57%) are of undetermined cultural affiliation, while 104 (43%) can be placed in cultural/chronological context. This report details the locations, environmental settings, and materials recovered from these sites, and an evaluation of the significance of these data is presented. i

3-An Archaeological Survey Of Allegan County, Michigan: 1978 Multiple Transect Survey In The Middle Kalamazoo River Valley, William M. Cremin, Jean F. Marek

Archaeological Reports

In 1977, as in the previous year, Cremin's Kalamazoo Basin Survey was integrated with the annual field school, but with the addition of grant support for survey from the Michigan History Division. The availability of external funding, together with our desire to implement more rigorous survey procedures, resulted in much better coverage during this season than had been realized in 1976.

The area investigated in 1977 is located 9 km upstream from the 1976 transect and included an area of 93 km 2 , or the equivalent of one township (Figure 1). This transect was stratified according to the distribution …