Curator of Great Lakes Archaeology; Professor, Department of Anthropology
joshea@umich.eduOffice Information:
Suite 3010 School of Education Bldg (Rm 3041)
610 E. University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1259
phone: 734.763.5795
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Education/Degree:
B.A., University of Nebraska, 1974; Diploma, Oxford University, 1975; Ph.D., Archaeology, Cambridge University, 1978
Highlighted Work and Publications
57. Caribou Hunting in the Upper Great Lakes: Archaeological, Ethnographic, and Paleoenvironmental Perspectives
John O'Shea
Bringing together American and Canadian scholars of Great Lakes prehistory to provide a holistic picture of caribou hunters, this volume covers such diverse topics as paleoenvironmental reconstruction, ethnographic surveys of hunting features with Native informants in Canada, and underwater archaeological research, and presents a synthetic model of ancient caribou hunters in the Great Lakes region. This book is well suited for anyone with interests in Great Lakes prehistory generally, past environments, or the archaeological discovery of the world's oldest caribou hunting structures...
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39. Ships and Shipwrecks of the Au Sable Shores Region of Western Lake Huron
John M. O’Shea
Focusing on this area of coastline particularly known for vessel strandings, this volume includes: histories of over 50 lost vessels; a description of remains of vessels and wreckage documented during archaeological research in the area; an analysis of shoreline change in the last 150 years and a model for matching wreckage to lost ships. This book will be of interest to archaeologists, historians and anyone who loves the Great Lakes.
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