Burrows Park Effigy Mound and Campsite
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| Location | Burrows Park, Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 43°06′07″N 89°22′02″W / 43.10194°N 89.36722°W |
| Area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000066[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 31, 1974 |
Burrows Park Effigy Mound and Campsite is an archaeological site in Burrows Park in Madison, Wisconsin. The site includes a bird-shaped effigy mound with an 128-foot (39 m) wingspan; it once included a fox-shaped mound as well, though it has been destroyed.[2] The mound was built by Mound Builders during the Late Woodland period, likely between 700 and 1200 A.D. The Mound Builders used effigy mounds as burial sites, and bird-shaped mounds represented sky spirits in their religion; effigies of other animals were used to represent different elements. A 1934 restoration project repaired vandalism to the mound and cleaned up its surroundings.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Khitsun, Andrew. "Burrows Park Effigy". Wisconsin Mounds. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "Burrows Park". City of Madison Parks Division. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
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