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?





 


Petroglyphs at Roche a Cri State Park, near Friendship, WI  

Both petroglyphs and pictographs on a vertical stone face
                       A lovely warm day in October to explore the trails

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The interpretive signs, walkway and railing around the site

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Left: The red thunderbird is visible below the initials 'J S F' 

                            Right: The archaeologists call these 'turkey tracks'.
The black paint is recent graffiti, and the initials are older graffiti.

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Some say petroglyphs are where the spirits carved their images into the stone, and that you can only see them if the spirits choose to reveal themselves.