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A R C H A E O L O G I C A L
C O N S E R V A N C Y
Effigy Mounds of the Upper Mississippi Valley CONICALS, PLATFORMS, A N D W AT E R PA N T H E R S When: June 9–13, 2005 Where: Wisconsin and Iowa How much: $799
Thirty-one of the 195 mounds in Effigy Mounds National Monument are effigies. These mounds are known as the Marching Bear Group.
In what is now Wisconsin, prehistoric Native Americans constructed about 20,000 earthen mounds, more than in any other area of comparable size. We’ll visit the best surviving examples of these fascinating constructions with an emphasis on the sites of the Effigy Mound Culture, the characteristic moundbuilder culture of the upper Midwest. Some of the sites we’ll visit include Lizard Mound Park, Nitschke Mound Park, and the Panther Intaglio. The tour will begin and end in Milwaukee.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
($175 single supplement)
UPCOMING TOURS
Ohio Moundbuilders When: October 21–25, 2005 How much: $895 ($175 single supplement)
SQUIER AND DAVIS
Hundreds of years ago in what is now part of southern Ohio, a complex culture of moundbuilders flourished. The Hopewell and Adena cultures, which dominated the eastern United States from 800 B.C. to A.D. 400, left behind extensive mounds, some towering more than 50 feet high. Visit some of the most awe-inspiring mounds of the Hopewell and Adena. Serpent Mound is one of the tour’s remarkable attractions.
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