The Wisconsin Archeologist, Vol. 9 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Wisconsin Archeologist, Vol. 9 The so-called intaglio effigies of Wisconsin constitute an interesting feature of the states archaeology. The first examples of this remarkable class of earthworks were discovered by Dr. I. A. Lapham sixty years ago and were described and figured by him in "The Antiquities of Wisconsin." In all he located nine specimens, these being associated with groups of other aboriginal earthworks at Milwaukee, Pewaukee, Theresa and Fort Atkinson. An examination of his plats of these is sufficient to convince one that all were probably intended to represent the same animal. All were of the form of effigy now referred to by local archaeologists as the "panther" type. Effigies of this form were at one time of quite frequent occurrence in the section of southeastern Wisconsin in which these intaglios were noted. At about the same time that the above mentioned examples were surveyed, Mr. W. H. Canfield, a pioneer surveyor of Sauk County, succeeded in locating in connection with a group of earthworks at Baraboo, two additional intaglios. Both were of the form of earthwork which is considered to be intended to represent the bear. This effigy type is likewise a very common and widely distributed one. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.