Preliminary archaeological Stone Circle Conference surveys Beaver Island sites, 1989

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Event

Date: 1989-05
Kind: Observation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: heritagehistoryenvironmentcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1989 Beaver Beacon reported that professional archaeologists and archaeology students spent a weekend examining evidence of prehistoric and historic habitation on Beaver Island. The preliminary survey found evidence at several locations and generated interest in further study, but produced no dramatic finds or final determinations.

Evidence limits

This is a brief newspaper report of an initial survey. It does not establish the age, cultural affiliation, function, or exact location of any site or feature.

Sources

“Stone Circle Conference,” Beaver Beacon, May 1989.
Reports professional archaeologists and archaeology students surveying several potential sites, finding evidence of prehistoric habitation, and planning further orderly investigation; the report says no dramatic finds or final determinations resulted from the preliminary session. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held twenty-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the preliminary archaeology report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Preliminary archaeological Stone Circle Conference surveys Beaver Island sites, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-stone-circle-conference-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Stone Circle Conference,” Beaver Beacon, May 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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