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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Spirits of Earth: The Effigy Mound Landscape of Madison and the Four Lakes

Spirits of Earth: The Effigy Mound Landscape of Madison and the Four Lakes

Birmingham, Robert A.
Browne, Ray B.
Hoppenstand, Gary

Paperback

Series: Wisconsin Land and Life

Native American HistoryRegional: Midwest

ISBN10: 0299232646
ISBN13: 9780299232641
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: Jan 1 1990
Pages: 274
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.80
Language: English
Awards: Midwest Book Award (MIPA)
Between A.D. 700 and 1100 Native Americans built more effigy mounds in Wisconsin than anywhere else in North America, with an estimated 1,300 mounds--including the world's largest known bird effigy--at the center of effigy-building culture in and around Madison, Wisconsin. These huge earthworks, sculpted in the shape of birds, mammals, and other figures, have aroused curiosity for generations and together comprise a vast effigy mound ceremonial landscape. Farming and industrialization destroyed most of these mounds, leaving the mysteries of who built them and why they were made. The remaining mounds are protected today and many can be visited. explores the cultural, historical, and ceremonial meanings of the mounds in an informative, abundantly illustrated book and guide. Finalist, Social Science, Midwest Book Awards

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