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PublisherUniversity of Wisconsin Press
ISBN-100299313646
ISBN-139780299313647
eBay Product ID (ePID)237812350
Product Key Features
Book TitleIndian Mounds of Wisconsin
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
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
AuthorAmy L. Rosebrough, Robert A. Birmingham
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight14.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-010431
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"The challenge of explaining Wisconsin's Indian mounds has been met. ... [A] remarkable book." -- Historical Geography, "Details 2,000 years of history, from pre-mound-builder groups to the modern era. ... Important and necessary." -- Booklist
Dewey Decimal977.5/01
Table Of ContentIllustrations Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgments 1 The Mystery of the Mounds 2 In Search of the Mound Builders 3 Excavation, Chronology, and Meanings of the Mounds 4 Wisconsin before the Mound Builders 5 Early Burial Mound Builders: The Early and Middle Woodland Stages 6 From Middle Woodland to Late Woodland 7 The Effigy Mound Ceremonial Complex 8 Platform Mound Builders: The Mississippians 9 Burial Mound Construction and Use in Later Times 10 Indian Mounds in the Modern World Appendix: Mound Sites Open to the Public Notes Bibliography Illustration Credits Index
SynopsisMore 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., This work offers an analysis of the way in which the phenomenon of not in my backyard operates in the United States. The author takes the situation further by offering hope for a heightened public engagement with the pressing environmental issues of the day., Wisconsin's thousands of effigy mounds and other ancient earthworks are a treasure of world civilization. This popular introduction for general readers, updated throughout with new archaeological findings and satellite imagery, answers the questions, Who built the mounds? When and why were they built? Where can they be viewed?
LC Classification NumberE78.W8B57 2017
