Spirits of Earth: The Effigy Mound Landscape of Madison and the Four Lakes

by Robert A. Birmingham

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299232646
• ISBN13: 9780299232641
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"