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The Antiquities of Wisconsin, as Surveyed and Described
University of Wisconsin Press, 2001 eISBN: 978-0-299-17043-1 | Cloth: 978-0-299-17040-0 Library of Congress Classification E78.W8L2 2001 Dewey Decimal Classification 977.501
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK
First published in 1855 and long out of print, The Antiquities of Wisconsin remains invaluable as a detailed record of Wisconsin’s rich archaeological heritage of mounds and mound groups, many of which were later destroyed by farming and urban growth. Lapham was among the first scientists to produce evidence that the earthworks had been built by the ancestors of modern Native Americans, not some mythical "lost race," as was believed by many white authorities of the time. Modern researchers still use Lapham’s maps and descriptions to locate vestiges of sites that once existed, or to help reconstruct Wisconsin’s ancient cultural landscape. This edition includes a foreword by Wisconsin state archaeologist Robert A. Birmingham and an introduction by Robert P. Nurre, a Lapham scholar. See other books on: Birmingham, Robert A. | Earthworks (Archaeology) | Lapham, Increase Allen | Mounds | Wisconsin See other titles from University of Wisconsin Press |
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The Antiquities of Wisconsin, as Surveyed and Described
ABOUT THIS BOOK
University of Wisconsin Press, 2001
eISBN: 978-0-299-17043-1
Cloth: 978-0-299-17040-0
eISBN: 978-0-299-17043-1
Cloth: 978-0-299-17040-0
First published in 1855 and long out of print, The Antiquities of Wisconsin remains invaluable as a detailed record of Wisconsin’s rich archaeological heritage of mounds and mound groups, many of which were later destroyed by farming and urban growth. Lapham was among the first scientists to produce evidence that the earthworks had been built by the ancestors of modern Native Americans, not some mythical "lost race," as was believed by many white authorities of the time. Modern researchers still use Lapham’s maps and descriptions to locate vestiges of sites that once existed, or to help reconstruct Wisconsin’s ancient cultural landscape. This edition includes a foreword by Wisconsin state archaeologist Robert A. Birmingham and an introduction by Robert P. Nurre, a Lapham scholar.
ABOUT THIS BOOK
