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Bird effigy mound courtesy Wisconsin Stories ... Don't get squeamish on us -- the late woodland period was the heyday of effigy-mound building. ... outline of bird effigy mound...
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whyfiles.org/135salv_arch/2.html
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Effigy Mounds National Monument preserves 31 early American Indian earthen mounds in the shape of animals. The monument preserves over 200 mounds representing almost 2000 years of mound building along the Upper Mississippi River.
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the contact point between Europeans and American Indians along the upper Mississippi River in 1673. Due to its importance in the history of the "New World", this stunning geographical feature attracts visitors from around the globe. ... Just what is an "effigy mound" anyway?
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www.nps.gov/efmo/faqs.htm
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Some mounds are monumental; one, the Great Bear Mound, is 70 feet across the shoulders and ... Archeological excavations indicate the Effigy Mounds people were probably supplanted about 1300 or 1400 by Indians of the Oneota Culture. These people placed a strong emphasis on agriculture and on life in larger villages.
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gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_nm/ia_effig.htm
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Mound builder (people) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mound Builder is a general term referring to prehistoric inhabitants of North America who constructed various styles of earthen mounds for burial, residential and ceremonial purposes. These included ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mound_builder_(people)
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Mound & Effigy Builder related Email & Usenet Discussion Groups ... Mound & Effigy Builder related Websites ... 3. Indians Mound Park...
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freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sewis/mound_...
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sewis/mound_index.htm
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There is strong evidence that the area near Rock Eagle Effigy Mound was occupied by Archaic Indians some 5,000 years ago, however, it is unlikely that the effigy existed at that time. The most likely builders of the mound are Woodland Indians, who inhabited this area from 1,000BC to 1,000AD.
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roadsidegeorgia.com/site/rock_eagle.html
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Indian Mound ... < Houses Gallery | Search | Feedback | Indians Gallery > ... ; The effigy from ground level...
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www.library.wisc.edu/etext/WIReader/Galleries/First.htm...
www.library.wisc.edu/etext/WIReader/Galleries/First.html
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Atop a plateau overlooking the Brush Creek Valley, Serpent Mound is the largest and finest serpent effigy in the United States. ... The museum contains exhibits on the effigy mound and the geology of the surrounding area.
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www.ohiohistory.org/places/serpent/
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