Great Lakes Copper Mining
"Native Americans were the first to mine and work the copper of Lake Superior and the Keweenaw Peninsula of northern Michigan between 5000 BCE and 1200 BCE. The natives used this copper to produce tools. Archaeological expeditions in the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale revealed the existence of copper producing pits and hammering stones which were used to work the copper. Some writers have suggested that as much as 1.5 billion pounds of copper was extracted during this period, but some archaeologists consider such high figures as "ill-constructed estimates" and that the actual figure is unknown."
- Text from Wikipedia entry for "Copper Mining in Michigan" (accessed 11/14/2015)
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Blog Posts and Articles
- ""MAY THE GREAT RAVEN GOD TAKE YOU STUPID" and Other Treasures from My Vacation" (Andy White, 7/14/2015)
- "Research Hint: Writing “Minoan” on Photographs of Native American Remains Does Not Actually Prove They Are Minoan"(Andy White, 6/3/2015)
- "The "Oxhide Ingot" from Lake Gogebic, Michigan" (Andy White, 4/10/2015)
- "Bored With The Same Old Debate About The "Copper Culture"? Maybe You Should Look Into The 500-Million-Year-Old "Super Ancient Copper Culture"" (Andy White, 4/8/2015)
- "Mysterious Minoan Miners and the Missing Michigan Minerals – America Unearthed S 1 Ep 3" (ArchyFantasies, 12/9/2014)
- "Review of America Unearthed S01E03: "Great Lakes Copper Heist"" (Jason Colavito, 1/5/2013)
- "The State of Our Knowledge About Ancient Copper Mining in Michigan" (Susan R. Martin, The Michigan Archaeologist 41(2-3):119-138, 1995)
Other Online Media
- "The Curious Case of the Copper Culture Myth" (ArchyFantasies podcast, Episode 8, 4/13/2015)
