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Autore |
Birmingham Robert A |
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Titolo |
Spirits of earth [[electronic resource] ] : the effigy mound landscape of Madison and the Four Lakes / / Robert A. Birmingham |
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Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-50292-1 |
9786612502927 |
0-299-23263-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (284 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mounds - Wisconsin - Madison Region |
Earthworks (Archaeology) - Wisconsin - Madison Region |
Indians of North America - Wisconsin - Madison Region - Antiquities |
Madison Region (Wis.) Antiquities |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface: Of Megaliths and Mounds, Recognizing a World Wonder -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Spirits of Earth: An Introduction to Effigy Mound Landscapes -- 2. The Ancient Mound Builders -- 3. The Effigy Mound Landscape of Madison and the Four Lakes -- 4. Yahara Inlet and Mendota -- 5. Wingra: Lake of Sacred Springs -- 6. Lake Monona: Let the Great Spirit Soar -- 7. Waubesa: Lake of Reeds and Snakes -- 8. Kegonsa and the Mouth of the Yahara: Endto Beginning -- 9. Landscapes of the Past, Questions and Issues for the Future -- Appendix: Selected Mound Sites Open tothe Public -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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