Learn about the laws that protect burial sites and Native American mounds, tax exemptions for landowners, and what to do if you find human remains. |
Archaeology Programs and Services |
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Information and resources about Wisconsin archaeology programs managed by the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
Learn how archaeological sites are protected in Wisconsin. |
Inquire about in-person presentations by archaeologists from the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
Learn about the history, outreach and services of the Society's Museum Archaeology Program. |
Learn how the State Archaeology Program serves the public. |
Interactive Resource, Historical Essay, Slide Show |
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Learn about how the Lucerne sank in the Chequamegon Bay in 1886 |
Help your students think like archaeologists with The Mammoth Mystery interactive resource. |
Borrow a traveling exhibit about community life in a Native American village 500 years ago. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Field Trip |
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Take a field trip to the Wisconsin Historical Museum in Madison! Students will learn about Wisconsin archaeology, the fur trade, and native people. |
Date: | 08 1905 |
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Description: | A visitor takes in the sight of three linear burial mounds at the Sure-Johnson mound group south of McFarland, Wisconsin. |
Date: | 1919 |
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Description: | Elevated view of a four-footed American Indian effigy mound on the grounds of the Mendota State Hospital (Mendota Mental Health Institute). |
Date: | 07 1838 |
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Description: | A map diagram of Indian effigy mounds seven miles east of Blue Mounds in the Wisconsin Territory. |
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Description: | A turtle effigy mound on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, outlined by melting snow. |
Date: | 1905 |
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Description: | View of an Indian intaglio effigy, the only one still in existence in Wisconsin. The effigy is in the shape of a panther. There is a car on the road in the... |
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Description: | Quarter-length portrait of Charles E. Brown. Brown as an archeologist primarily responsible for saving more than one hundred Indian mounds from destruction... |
Date: | 1920 |
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Description: | Historic site marker to commemorate Man Mound and to mark Man Mound Park. The inscription reads "Man Mound Park. Mound located and platted by W.H. Canfield... |
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Description: | View of a rock with a plaque that reads: "Group of Prehistoric Indian Burial Mounds and Winnebago Village Site. Marked by the Delavan Woman's Club - May 19... |
Date: | 1960 |
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Description: | Norb Bybee shoots a self-portrait with his camera of petroglyphs that are carved in the face of a rock shelter near Gullikson's Glen. |
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