Author: Stephen Denison Peet
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Category : Mounds
Languages : en
Pages : 74

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Author: Stephen Denison Peet
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Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Author: Robert A. Birmingham
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN: 0299313646
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 298

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More mounds were built by ancient Native Americans in Wisconsin than in any other region of North America—between 15,000 and 20,000, at least 4,000 of which remain today. Most impressive are the effigy mounds, huge earthworks sculpted in the shapes of thunderbirds, water panthers, and other forms, not found anywhere else in the world in such concentrations. This second edition is updated throughout, incorporating exciting new research and satellite imagery. Written for general readers, it offers a comprehensive overview of these intriguing earthworks. Citing evidence from past excavations, ethnography, the traditions of present-day Native Americans in the Midwest, ground-penetrating radar and LIDAR imaging, and recent findings of other archaeologists, Robert A. Birmingham and Amy L. Rosebrough argue that effigy mound groups are cosmological maps that model belief systems and relations with the spirit world. The authors advocate for their preservation and emphasize that Native peoples consider the mounds sacred places. This edition also includes an expanded list of public parks and preserves where mounds can be respectfully viewed, such as the Kingsley Bend mounds near Wisconsin Dells, an outstanding effigy group maintained by the Ho-Chunk Nation, and the Man Mound Park near Baraboo, the only extant human-shaped effigy mound in the world.

Author: Stephen Denison Peet
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780282197070
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 34

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Excerpt from The Emblematic Mounds of Wisconsin: Animal Shapes and Attitudes The Emblematic Mounds of Wisconsin have long engaged attention but are not yet fully understood. So many have looked upon them as mere objects of curiosity with zut giving any close study to them that an amazing amount of ignorance concerning them prevails among the residents in the very state where they are found. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: William McAdams
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Author: Stephen Denison Peet
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 452

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Author: William McAdams
Publisher: Hayriver Press
ISBN: 9780977831647
Category : Mississippi River Valley
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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Languages : en
Pages : 450

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Author: Stephen Denison Peet
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 484

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Author: J. O. Kinnaman
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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