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Riverside Site

Copper-age village in Michigan, 500–200 BCE

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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.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Radiocarbon dating range

1090 BCE–AD 70

First habitation

c. 1000 BCE

Primary occupation period

c. 500–200 BCE

Known to local community

early 20th century

Spaulding excavations

1956–1957

Hruska excavations

1961–1963

National Register listing

1978

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CemeteriesGraves
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Country

United States

Coordinates

45.11° N, -87.66° E