Ancient Effigy Mound Landscapes of Upper Midwestern North America

by Robert A. Birmingham

First comprehensive overview of the effigy mound phenomenon of the Upper Midwest of North America c 700-1100 CE.

Between c. AD 700 and 1100, Late Woodland people of the Upper Midwest used the topography and other features of the natural landscape to create vast ceremonial landscapes consisting of thousands of earthen mounds sculpted into animals and animal spirits that mirrored their belief and clan-based social structure and that served...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785700871
• ISBN13: 9781785700873
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
• Length: 240 Pages