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The Riverside Site, also known as 20-ME-1, is an archaeological site located near the Riverside Cemetery in Menominee, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.〔 ==Description== The Riverside site is located on a sandy tract of land near Menominee's Riverside Cemetery. The area is covered with low hills and ridges, and is primarily sandy with a thin cover of sod.〔 The archaeological site is located on a high sand dune overlooking the Menominee River.〔 The Riverside site consists of what was once a village along with an associated cemetery containing the remains of at least 63 individuals. Human remains were found in both burial and cremation pits.〔 The village sites were mixed in with burial pits, and were often found above older burials.〔 Artifacts found at the Riverside site included a mix of Old Copper and Red Ocher cultures, with some additional Woodland and Mississippian cultural elements.〔 Radiocarbon dating of organic remains indicated dates ranging from 1090 BC to AD 70, with the majority of the artifacts dating from about 500 BC to about 200 BC.〔 These artifacts are believed to represent a transitional culture between the Old Copper and Red Ocher traditions.〔 Artifacts recovered from this site include stone, pottery, and, particularly, copper constructions. Stone tools and points were recovered.〔 The small amount of pottery discovered was mostly associated with the later Woodland and Mississippian cultures.〔 However, the Riversite site is particularly remarkable for the variety and quantity of copper implements discovered - about 700 in total.〔 This includes the first clearly documented copper implement that was manufactured by casting rather than hammering.〔 Many of the copper artifacts were in an excellent state of preservation. The site is also unique in the apparent social ranking system, with more prestige artifacts in some graves than others. There was also an apparent emphasis on females and on the infant young.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Riverside Site」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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