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Susan Martin

Susan R. Martin

Associate Professor of Archaeology
Ph.D., Michigan State University

Department of Social Sciences
Office Location: 212 Academic Offices
Office Phone: 906.487.2366
Email: srmartin@mtu.edu

Curriculum Vitae
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My interest areas include: Heritage management, Public Archaeology, Prehistoric Technologies, and Native American Political/Resource issues. I teach Heritage Management in the graduate program, and World Cultural Diversity, Physical Anthropology, Introduction to Archaeology, and American Indian Political Issues to undergraduates. The thing that I enjoy most about my job is involving undergraduates in research, and watching (and assisting) the graduate students as they mature into professional archaeologists. I also enjoy meeting the public and helping to interpret the archaeological record for them. Most recently I have been working on prehistoric copper and its uses by the native people of the Lake Superior region. The prehistoric mining evidence in the region is one of its most unique characteristics. Interest in copper generates a number of frequently-asked questions, and so I've included some of them, and my answers, for your use.

FAQ on Ancient Copper

Awards

  • Roy W. Drier Award winner (with Patrick E. Martin). Houghton County Historical Society, Houghton, MI (2001).
  • Lynton Keith Caldwell Award nominee for Wonderful Power: The Story of Ancient Copper Working in the Lake Superior Basin, Wayne State University Press (2000).
  • Historical Society of Michigan Award of Merit, Publications: Books category for Wonderful Power: The Story of Ancient Copper Working in the Lake Superior Basin, Wayne State University Press (1999).
  • Society for American Archaeology Nomination: Book Award for Increasing Public Awareness, 1999. Wonderful Power: The Story of Ancient Copper Working in the Lake Superior Basin, Wayne State University Press (1999).

In the Community

Museum Consulting

  • Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT, 2001.
  • St. Anne's Keweenaw Heritage Center, Calumet, MI, 2001.
  • Seaman Museum, Copper Narrative, Michigan Tech, 2002.
  • Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC), Baraga, MI,  tribal  historic preservation and site protection planning

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