Spider Cave

Spider Cave
Location at the base of Burnt Bluff, near Fayette, Michigan[1]
Coordinates 45°41′0″N 86°42′0″W / 45.68333°N 86.70000°W / 45.68333; -86.70000Coordinates: 45°41′0″N 86°42′0″W / 45.68333°N 86.70000°W / 45.68333; -86.70000
Area less than one acre
NRHP Reference # 71001021[2]
Added to NRHP April 16, 1971

Spider Cave, also known as Burnt Bluff Cave or 20DE3, is an archaeological site located near Fayette, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[2]

Description

Spider Cave is a water-cut cave located 20 feet (6.1 m) above the base of Burnt Bluff,[3] a 150 feet (46 m) limestone cliff on the shore of Big Bay de Noc.[4] The cave itself was formed approximately 4000 years ago,[3] and is 90 feet (27 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) deep. The cave contains four pictographs within the cave and on the walls near the entrance.[4]

Spider Cave was first excavated by Charles E. Cleland and G. Richard Peske in 1963.[3] A number of artifacts were collected from the cave, most of which were Middle Woodland period projectile points.[4] Most of the projectile points had shattered tips, suggesting they were fired into the cave from without and had shattered against the rear wall.[4]

References

  1. ↑ The NRIS gives the location of Spider Cave as "address restricted." However, the location is described in multiple sources as at the base of Burnt Bluff, which is located near Fayette per USGS mapping (ref: "Burnt Bluff USGS Fayette Quad, Michigan, Topographic Map". topozone.com.). The given geo-coordinates are approximate.
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 3 Alice B. Kehoe, "Book Review: The Prehistory of the Burnt Bluff Area", Wisconsin Archaeologist, 52 (3): 142–143
  4. 1 2 3 4 Grace Rajnovich (2009), Reading Rock Art: Interpreting the Indian Rock Paintings of the Canadian Shield, Dundurn Press Ltd., pp. 71–74, ISBN 155488473X

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