Spirits of earth : the effigy mound landscape of Madison and the Four Lakes /

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At one time boasting an estimated 1,200 preserved mounds of various types, the Four Lakes region of present-day Madison, Wisconsin, was a major center of a Native American culture that built huge effigy earthworks from A.D. 700 to 1100. Shaped as birds, bears, spirit beings, and other figures, many...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Birmingham, Robert A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2010.
Colección:Wisconsin land and life.
Temas:
Mounds > Wisconsin > Madison.
Earthworks (Archaeology) > Wisconsin > Madison.
Indians of North America > Wisconsin > Madison > Antiquities.
Tumulus > Wisconsin > Madison.
Terrassements (Archéologie) > Wisconsin > Madison.
HISTORY > State & Local.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Antiquities
Earthworks (Archaeology)
Indians of North America > Antiquities
Mounds
Madison (Wis.) > Antiquities.
Wisconsin > Madison
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Spirits of earth: an introduction to effigy mound landscapes
  • The ancient mound builders
  • The effigy mound landscape of Madison and the Four Lakes
  • Yahara Inlet and Mendota: Lake of Spirits
  • Wingra: lake of sacred springs
  • Lake Monona: let the great spirit soar
  • Waubesa : lake of reeds and snakes
  • Kegonsa and the mouth of the Yahara : end to beginning
  • Landscapes of the past, questions and issues for the future.

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