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Battle Point Site

Odawa village and burial site, early 19th-century Michigan

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The Battle Point Site, also designated 20OT50, is an archaeological site located on Battle Point, along the Grand River in Crockery Township, Ottawa County, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Odawa occupation and burials

1815–1835

Treaty of Washington land cession

1836

Shiawassee council at Battle Point

1836

Native American school established

1855

Last recorded local Odawa families

1878

Amateur excavations after erosion

1950s

University excavations

1971–1972

Listing on National Register

1973

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Archaeological Features

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Burial and Funerary Structures

Graves
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Artistic and Decorative Features

Silver broochesBraceletsGlass beadsClay pipes
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

Villages
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Country

United States

Coordinates

43.04° N, -86.14° E