The heart with arrows probably comes from Sacred Heart designs. The ring faces shown are examples of these later designs. Over the course of the eighteenth century these brass rings lost their religious symbolism and became cheaply made trade items. Early Jesuit rings were cast and had religious symbols. Jesuit missionaries encouraged Native Americans to learn Bible verses and sections of catechism with rewards of beads, rings and other tokens. The Roman Catholic faith was an integral part of daily life for French inhabitants of Michilimackinac throughout its history. Missionaries were the first Europeans to live in the Straits of Mackinac region. This chicken egg was found in a privy used by Lieutenant George Clowes and other officers living in the southeast rowhouse to guard the powder magazine in the 1770s. This whitefish skeleton was found at the bottom of a refuse pit in the southwest corner of the fort. They ate a lot of imported salted meat and raised some farm animals. The British tried to maintain their traditional diet as best they could. The French, many whom had married into nearby Indian families, ate locally available foods, such as deer, waterfowl and berries. Everyone ate fish – it was plentiful, readily available and delicious! Beyond that the French and British had different diets. A Tale of Two Dietsįood remains, especially animal bones, are the most common item found while excavating at Michilimackinac. Click on the images for a larger version. Over a million artifacts have been recovered, covering all walks of life. History of Old Mackinac Point LighthouseĪctive archaeology has been taking place at Colonial Michilimackinac every year since 1959, making it one of the longest ongoing archaeological digs in the nation.
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