Indian Mounds Of The Horicon Marsh And Upper Rock River

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.

Papers mostly from Geological Society of America Annual Meetings and field trips held in Houston, Texas, October 4-9, 2008.

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.