Data from: Archaeological Evidence of Intensive Indigenous Farming in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, USA

We describe archaeological evidence of intensive Native American agriculture in the now heavily forested Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Recent lidar and excavation data have uncovered densely clustered agricultural raised field ridges covering an expanse far greater than previously realized. The raised agricultural fields are deeply enmeshed in the broader cultural landscape, as ceremonial and other features were additionally found. Our results demonstrate a rich anthropogenic landscape, created by small-scale ancestral Menominee communities, located near the northern limits of maize agriculture. The excellent preservation of this site is exceptional in eastern North America and suggests that the precolonial landscape was more anthropogenically influenced than currently recognized.