Woodland Indian and Mississippian Cultural
Archaeological Sites
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Mississippian Mounds at Aztalan State Park, WisconsinSome of the mounds at Aztalan are
reconstructed. They were plowed away by the settlers in the 1800's.
The large mound is thought to have been used for rituals. Two of
the mounds contained burials. The Aztalan people were closely related
to the people at Cahokia Mounds in Illinois, but there were Woodland
people at Aztalan before the Mississippians arrived from Cahokia
Reconstructed stockade near the Crawfish
River. Some mounds are on the other side of the river, and there is a
rock fish weir under the water.
Really nice views from Aztalan on a very
cold November day.
Some links:
Wisc Historical Society: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/tp-003/?action=more_essay
Milwaukee Public Museum: |
Aztalan occupied approximately 900 to 1200 C.E. Cahokia
occupied longer, approx 700 to 1400 C.E. Woodland Indians who
built effigy, linear and conical mounds were here first. Who were the
carvers and painters whose art is still found at Washington St. Park,
Mo, and Roche a Cri St. Park, Wi?