Aztalan: Mysteries of an Ancient Indian Town.0870203622 Aztalan; mysteries of an ancient Indian town. Birmingham, Robert A. and Lynne G. Goldstein. State Hist. Soc. of Wisconsin 2005 138 pages $14.95 Paperback E99 Aztalan, located on the Crawfish River The Crawfish River is a tributary of the Rock River, about 50 mi (80 km) long, in south-central Wisconsin in the United States. Via the Rock River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. 50 miles west of Milwaukee, is an archaeological site that was discovered in 1836 and believed to be a Mississippian civilization flourishing from 1050 to 1250 AD. The authors describe excavations, artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. , and research done on the site, the culture, people, life, and customs of the site, its Mississippian origins, and the current Aztalan State Park Aztalan State Park is a Wisconsin state park located just south of the town of Aztalan, Wisconsin at latitude N 43° 4' and longitude W 88° 52', and established in 1952. It was also designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964 and added to the National Register of Historic Places . Diagrams and b&w photos are interspersed. Birmingham is the former Wisconsin State Archaeologist at the Wisconsin Historical Society The Wisconsin Historical Society is simultaneously a private membership and a state-funded organization whose purpose is to maintain, promote and spread knowledge relating to the history of North America, with an emphasis on the state of Wisconsin and the trans-Allegheny West. , and Goldstein is professor of anthropology at Michigan State U. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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