Clark–Stringham site

{{short description|Archaeological site in Michigan, United States}}

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The Clark–Stringham site, designated 20-JA-37, is an archaeological site located near Jackson, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

History

The Clark–Stringham site was likely used over a period of time dating from the late Archaic through the early, middle, and late Woodland periods. The main time period of occupation was the later Woodland. Evidence suggests that the location was the site of a seasonal camp, rather than a permanent village.{{cite journal|title = Current Research|year = 1974|journal = American Antiquity|volume = 39|number = 4|pages = 621–642|jstor = 278914|doi = 10.1017/S0002731600091125 }}

The site was re-discovered in 1968 by a team of students from Michigan State University headed by Charles E. Leland.{{cite news|title = Peek Through Time: Researcher has found thousands of American Indian artifacts in Jackson County|first = Ken|last= Wyatt|newspaper = Jackson Citizen Patriot|date = July 23, 2011|url = https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2011/07/peek_through_time_researcher_h.html}} Leland did some initial excavation, removing some artifacts. Further investigation was undertaken by John Wilson on 1970.{{cite book |title = The Cornerstone Township: A Pictorial History of Rives Township, Jackson County, Michigan| author = Rives Historical Society|publisher = Rives Historical Society|year = 1979|page = 27|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=943hAAAAMAAJ}} In 1973, a second team from MSU, headed by Joseph L. Chartkoff, recovered a number of artifacts from the site, dating from the late Archaic and early Woodland periods.

Description

The Clark–Stringham site is located along the Grand River, on property owned in 1973 by Rachel Clark and A.R. Stringham. The site is heavily wooded,{{cite journal |first = Joseph L. |last =Chartkoff|title = Transect interval sampling in forests|journal = American Antiquity|volume = 43|number =1|year = 1978|pages = 46–53|jstor = 279630|doi = 10.2307/279630 }} and stretches for about 0.7 kilometers along the bank of the river.

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References

Category:National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Michigan

Category:Archaeological sites in Michigan

Category:Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan