Woodland Indian and Mississippian Cultural Archaeological Sites

p. 1: Aztalan, Wisconsin
p. 2: Cahokia, Illinois
p. 3: Indian Mounds, St Paul
p. 4: Petroglyphs, Roche a Cri, Wisconsin
p. 5: Petroglyphs, Washington St. Park, MO

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?








 


Mississippian Mounds at Aztalan State Park, Wisconsin

Some 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



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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. 


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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 view

Aztalan view2