Download or read book The Mounds of Koshkonong and Rock River written by Hugh Highsmith and published by Fort Atkinson Historical Society and Highsmith Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mounds of Koshkonong and Rock River written by Hugh Highsmith and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indian Mounds of the Horicon Marsh and Upper Rock River written by Bill Volkert and published by . This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book documents and summarizes all the Indian mounds in Dodge County and the Upper Rock River Basin in Wisconsin, a unique geographic area of the Upper Midwest. It compiles a vast history of the prehistoric Woodland Period occupation of Wisconsin with the use of historic survey maps and information on the conical and effigy mounds known to Dodge County, Wisconsin. In total, we have discovered 135 mound sites consisting of 1079 mounds, many of which have been destroyed. We have compiled all known information from various sources as a comprehensive summary. While some of this information has been published in the past in the Wisconsin Archeologist journal and by prevalent Indian mound surveyors such as Increase A. Lapham and T.H. Lewis, much of this has not been readily available or easily accessible to the public and a complete summary of all known material has never been compiled. We also incorporate new LiDAR technology for most extant sites.The target audience includes professional and amateur archeologists, and the general public with an interest in Indian mounds. Not many books on Indian mounds have been published, and none focus specifically on the unique concentration of effigy mounds in Dodge County, Wisconsin. This book fills that gap and complements other works on the subject.
Download or read book The Rock River Valley written by Royal Brunson Way and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indian Mounds of Wisconsin written by Robert A. Birmingham and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2017-10-04 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More 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.
Download or read book The Bark River Chronicles written by Milton J. Bates and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bark River valley in southeastern Wisconsin is a microcosm of the state's - indeed, of the Great Lakes region's - natural and human history. "The Bark River Chronicles" reports one couple's journey by canoe from the river's headwaters to its confluence with the Rock River and several miles farther downstream to Lake Koshkonong. Along the way, it tells the stories of Ice Age glaciation, the effigy mound builders, the Black Hawk War, early settlement and the development of waterpower sites, and recent efforts to remove old dams and mitigate the damage done by water pollution and invasive species. Along with these big stories, the book recounts dozens of little stories associated with sites along the river. The winter ice harvest, grain milling technology, a key supreme court decision regarding toxic waste disposal, a small-town circus, a scheme to link the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River by canal, the murder of a Chicago mobster, controversies over race and social class in Waukesha County's lake country, community efforts to clean up the river and restore a marsh, visits to places associated with the work of important Wisconsin writers - these and many other stories belong to the Bark River chronicles. For the two voyageurs who paddle the length of the Bark, it is a journey of rediscovery and exploration. As they glide through marshes, woods, farmland, and cities, they acquire not only historical and environmental knowledge but also a renewed sense of the place in which they live. Maps and historical photographs help the reader share their experience.
Download or read book Spirits of Earth written by Robert A. Birmingham and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2009-12-18 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book The Excavation of Ross Mound Group I written by Philleo Nash and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prehistoric America Emblematic mounds and animal effigies 1890 written by Stephen Denison Peet and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mound builders in the Rock River Valley Illinois written by James Shaw and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Rock County Wisconsin written by and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 904 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mound Builders written by Stephen Denison Peet and published by Chicago : [s.n.]. This book was released on 1892 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Black Hawk War of 1832 written by Patrick J. Jung and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1832, facing white expansion, the Sauk warrior Black Hawk attempted to forge a pan-Indian alliance to preserve the homelands of the confederated Sauk and Fox tribes on the eastern bank of the Mississippi. Here, Patrick J. Jung re-examines the causes, course, and consequences of the ensuing war with the United States, a conflict that decimated Black Hawk's band. Correcting mistakes that plagued previous histories, and drawing on recent ethnohistorical interpretations, Jung shows that the outcome can be understood only by discussing the complexity of intertribal rivalry, military ineptitude, and racial dynamics.
Download or read book Emblematic Mounds and Animal Effigies written by Stephen Denison Peet and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Guide to the Archaeology Parks of the Upper Midwest written by Deborah Morse-Kahn and published by Roberts Rinehart. This book was released on 2003-07-14 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The archaeology enthusiast will find this versatile guide contains treasure trove of information. A generous collection of black and white photos are scattered throughout this handy book, along with detailed maps, lodging and dining suggestions, and a broad listing of additional local points of interest. The volume's brief introductory chapters offer an overview of the archaeology of the Upper Midwest and explore the symbols and meanings of intricate rock art and effigy mounds. Eighty-five dedicated archaeology parks exist in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and northern Illinois. Wisconsin alone contains sixty-three of these outstanding parks. From Effigy National Monument in Iowa to the privately held Henschel Mounds in Wisconsin, this magnitude of managed sites is exceeded only by the abundance of archaeology sites found in the American Southwest.
Download or read book Transactions of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society written by and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transactions of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society written by Wisconsin State Agricultural Society and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published with vol. 21-25: Transactions of the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society, vol. 13-17, and Annual report of the Wisconsin Dairymen's Association, no. 11-15; with vol. 22-25: Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Wisconsin, no. 1-4.
