Indian Mounds of Wisconsin
- ISBN-10
- 0299313646
- ISBN-13
- 9780299313647
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-10-04
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Pres
- Authors
- Robert A. Birmingham, Amy L. Rosebrough
Description
Wisconsin's thousands of effigy mounds and other ancient earthworks are a treasure of world civilization. This popular introduction for general readers, updated throughout with new archaeological findings and satellite imagery, answers the questions, Who built the mounds? When and why were they built? Where can they be viewed?
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