Marquette Street Archaeological District
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The Marquette Street Archaeological District is an archaeological site in St. Ignace, Michigan near the St. Ignace Mission. It covers 6 acres (2.4 ha) and includes one building, a village site, and a cemetery; archaeological designations are 20MK82 and 20MK99. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The Petun people originally lived east of Georgian Bay, but were driven by the Iroquois into what is now Wisconsin. In the 1660s, the Petun were again displaced by the Sioux, and settled in what is now St. Ignace around 1670. By this time, the reduction in numbers of Petun, due to disease and war, was so severe that some experts believe they were no longer culturally viable. Père Jacques Marquette established his mission near the village a few years later. The village was home to 500-800 people. The Petun remained in this location until 1701, when Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac persuaded them to move south when he founded Detroit. The site of the Petun village in St. Ignace was excavated in the 1970s, and again in 1983-86, 1996–97, and 2001. Excavations have shown evidence of Petun longhouses and hearths, and acculturation from exposure to nearby European settlers. In particular, the Petun reused European glass and metal fragments to fashion weapons and ornaments, and incorporated elements of Christian worship into their own rituals. However, the Petun cultural identity remained despite their repeated displacement, reduction in numbers, and exposure to European culture and goods. Susan M Branstner, "Tionontate Huron Occupation at the Marquette Mission", Calumet Fleur-de-Lys: Archaeology of Indian and French Contact in the Mid-continent, Smithsonian Press: 177–201
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Marquette Street Archaeological District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1982.
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