Patina: Native American Copper Artifacts of the Western Great Lakes Region

Paul Schanen’s fascination with Wisconsin’s prehistoric people began at an early age. Schanen found his first projectile point at age 15, and that transformative experience has led to decades of his research and documentation of sites all over Wisconsin. As a student of Anthropology and Geography at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, Paul examined and preserved thousands of artifacts. Among this was an incredible range of Old Copper Culture pieces. Eventually, Paul went on to co-write a Wisconsin-specific Native American artifact guide: Native American Artifacts of Wisconsin. It’s brief chapter about Copper artifacts left Paul feeling as though there was still much more research to be done. This eventually led to the creation of his more comprehensive book: Patina. –Bill Schulz, accomplished musician, artist, and researcher