An overview of archaeological research in Michigan that reveals the history of the state during the past four hundred years  
 
“Offers an up-to-date synthesis of both the history and current trajectory of scholarship within the state of Michigan while highlighting the contributions of Michigan’s archaeologists to the field of historical archaeology in North America.”—Heather Walder, coeditor of The Elemental Analysis of Glass Beads: Chronology, Technology and Exchange  
 
“Provides a thorough, comprehensive overview of historical archaeological research in Michigan. Perhaps more importantly, the book highlights the central and formative role Michigan archaeologists played in establishing the field of historical archaeology as a discipline in the United States. It gives a sense of the breadth and range of historical archaeology, of its possibilities, and of the state of Michigan’s landscapes, peoples, and materiality over time.”—Stacey Lynn Camp, author of The Archaeology of Citizenship  
 
Michigan has long been an incubator for invention, technology, and creativity. This book explores this legacy through the historical archaeology of the past four hundred years in the state, illustrating how Michigan’s history reflects the broader American experience through themes of entrepreneurship, immigration, capitalism, and civil rights.
 
Written by three archaeologists who have dedicated more than 75 years to research in the state, the chapters in this book describe the construction of encampments and fortifications that facilitated seventeenth-century European colonization, the rise of the fur trade and natural resource extraction, and the impact of land acquisition by white settlers who built farmsteads and logging camps in the nineteenth century. The authors examine Detroit’s urban development, revealing how industrial capitalism led to inequality and segregation. They also highlight the pivotal role of Michigan archaeologists within the discipline of historical archaeology.
 
The archaeological findings discussed here, associated with Anishinaabe peoples, settler colonialism, immigrants, agriculture, industry, and urbanization, illustrate the distinct ways in which the American experience was lived in Michigan. The Historical Archaeology of Michigan brings together a wealth of information to show how Michigan’s people have maintained their sense of belonging and embraced their citizenship while adapting to economic, political, social, and cultural challenges.  
 
Dean L. Anderson is the former state archaeologist for Michigan. Michael S. Nassaney, professor emeritus of anthropology at Western Michigan University, is the author of The Archaeology of the North American Fur Trade. Krysta Ryzewski, professor and chair of anthropology at Wayne State University, is the author of the award-winning Detroit Remains: Archaeology and Community Histories of Six Legendary Places.  
 
A volume in the series the American Experience in Archaeological Perspective, edited by Michael S. Nassaney and Krysta Ryzewski

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