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Indian Mounds of Wisconsin by Robert A. Birmingham and Leslie E. Eisenberg (2000, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherUniversity of Wisconsin Press

ISBN-100299168743

ISBN-139780299168742

eBay Product ID (ePID)1742852

Product Key Features

Book TitleIndian Mounds of Wisconsin

Number of Pages264 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2000

TopicArchaeology, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Native American

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, History

AuthorRobert A. Birmingham, Leslie E. Eisenberg

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight12.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Reviews"No book with this broad coverage of Wisconsin's mounds--or even mounds of the Midwest--has been published for some 150 years. This up-to-date survey will be useful for general readers and students but also will benefit professional archaeologists and scholars in related fields."--Robert L. Hall, Field Museum and University of Illinois at Chicago, "No book with this broad coverage of Wisconsin's mounds-or even mounds of the Midwest-has been published for some 150 years. This up-to-date survey will be useful for general readers and students but also will benefit professional archaeologists and scholars in related fields."-Robert L. Hall, Field Museum and University of Illinois at Chicago, "No book with this broad coverage of Wisconsin's mounds--or even mounds of the Midwest--has been published for some 150 years. This up-to-date survey will be useful for general readers and students but also will benefit professional archaeologists and scholars in related fields."--Robert L. Hall, Field Museum and University of Illinois at Chicago

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal977.5/01

SynopsisMore mounds were built by ancient Native American societies in Wisconsin than in any other region of North America--between 15,000 and 20,000 mounds, at least 4,000 of which remain today. Most impressive are the effigy mounds, huge earthworks sculpted into the shapes of birds, animals, and other forms, not found anywhere else in the world in such concentrations. This book, written for general readers but incorporating the most recent research, offers a comprehensive overview of these intriguing earthworks and answers the questions, Who built the mounds? When and why were they built? The archaeological record indicates that most ancient societies in the upper Midwest built mounds of various kinds sometime between about 800 B.C. and A.D. 1200; the effigy mounds were probably built between A.D. 800 and A.D. 1200. Using evidence drawn from archaeology, ethnography, ethnohistory, the traditions and beliefs of present-day Native Americans in the Midwest, and recent research and theories of other archaeologists, Birmingham and Eisenberg present an important new interpretation of the effigy mound groups as "cosmological maps" that model ancient belief systems and social relations. It is likely that the distant ancestors of several present-day Native American groups were among the mound-building societies, in part because these groups' current clan structures and beliefs are similar to the symbolism represented in the effigy mounds. Indian Mounds of Wisconsin includes a travel guide to sites that can be visited by the public, including many in state, county, and local parks., When European colonialists first settled in Wisconsin they would have found approximately 20,000 earthworks many of which were shaped into emblematic human, animal or amorphous forms. An estimated number of only 4,000 survive today. This archaeological and historical survey examines the cultural and religious background of the mounds and their builders, focusing on the effigy' mounds which were probably constructed between 800 and 1200 AD. Chapters also examine previous explanations and excavation of the mounds, their contents and their relationship to modern native Indian communities. The book concludes with tourist information on selected monuments that are open to the public.

LC Classification NumberE78.W8B57 2000