Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 . 13.—A^JIMAL-SnAPED MOUNDS, WISCONSIN ANCIENT MONUMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES. 173 J .« # % una. ^^^^ # ^ 14.—FOEM8 OF ANIMAL-SUAPJiU MOUNDS. of form—the circular, quadrangular, and animal-shaped structures occurrinf^ in such connectionswith each other as to justify the belief that theyare of contemporaneous origin. At first glancethey resemble the ground-plans or foundation-linesof buildings, and it is not until their entire outlineis taken into view that the impression of an effigybecomes decided. This is not surprising, sincethey
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860 . 13.—A^JIMAL-SnAPED MOUNDS, WISCONSIN ANCIENT MONUMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES. 173 J .« # % una. ^^^^ # ^ 14.—FOEM8 OF ANIMAL-SUAPJiU MOUNDS. of form—the circular, quadrangular, and animal-shaped structures occurrinf^ in such connectionswith each other as to justify the belief that theyare of contemporaneous origin. At first glancethey resemble the ground-plans or foundation-linesof buildings, and it is not until their entire outlineis taken into view that the impression of an effigybecomes decided. This is not surprising, sincethey are usually of inconsiderable height, vary-ing from one to four feet in height, rarely reach-ing six feet. Their outlines are, nevertheless,distinctly defined in all cases where they occupyfavorable positions. Figure 13 represents a groupwhich occurs in Dane County, Wisconsin, on thegreat Indian trail or war-path from the Missis-sippi River to Lake Michigan. It consists of sixeffigies of quadrupeds, six mounds in the formof parallelograms, one effigy, supposed to be ofa human figure, one circular tumulus, and onesmall circle. It is not easy to mak
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