Spirits of Earth: The Effigy Mound Landscape of Madison and the Four Lakes - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert A. BirminghamSeries:Wisconsin Land and Life (Paperback)Publish date:2009-12-18Pages:274
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Wisconsin PressISBN-13:9780299232641ISBN-10:299232646UPC:9780299232641Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Indigenous Peoples in the Americas, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalAward:2010 Midwest Book Award (MIPA) Finalist - Social Science AwardSize:8.80 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC7Q4K4B44
Spirits of Earth: The Effigy Mound Landscape of Madison and the Four Lakes
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...
Series: Wisconsin Land and Life (Paperback)
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Wisconsin PressISBN-13:9780299232641ISBN-10:299232646UPC:9780299232641Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Indigenous Peoples in the Americas, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalAward:2010 Midwest Book Award (MIPA) Finalist - Social Science AwardSize:8.80 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC7Q4K4B44
Robert A. Birmingham served as Wisconsin State Archaeologist at the Wisconsin Historical Society for fifteen years. He now teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha and writes from his home in Madison. He is coauthor, with Leslie E. Eisenberg, of Indian Mounds of Wisconsin (awarded the Elizabeth A. Steinberg Prize), and, with Lynn G. Goldstein, of Aztalan: Mysteries of an Ancient Indian...
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
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🏆 2010 Midwest Book Award (MIPA) Finalist - Social Science Award
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