Burrows Park Effigy Mound and Campsite

United States historic place
Burrows Park Effigy Mound and Campsite
43°06′07″N 89°22′02″W / 43.10194°N 89.36722°W / 43.10194; -89.36722
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
NRHP reference No.74000066[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 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

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Khitsun, Andrew. "Burrows Park Effigy". Wisconsin Mounds. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Burrows Park". City of Madison Parks Division. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
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