Maney Ridge Prehistoric Effigy Mounds

Maney Ridge Prehistoric Effigy Mounds (HMT9L)

Location: Big Bend, WI 53103 Waukesha County
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N 42° 52.205', W 88° 11.872'

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On the ridge above this road and the Fox River lies a series of prehistoric earthworks. They represent visible remnants of both social and ritual behavior of one of Wisconsin's unique prehistoric cultures, the Effigy Mound Indians.

The conical mounds are from the Middle Woodlands time, circa 200 BC-700 AD. The effigy and linear mounds are representative of Late Woodlands time, circa 7900 AD - 1400 AD.

Archaeological excavations reveal the use of some as burial and religious sites. Others have yielded no artifacts. What was their use? Clan symbols? Astronomical devices?
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HM NumberHMT9L
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Marker Number31-02
Year Placed1977
Placed ByWaukesha County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 1st, 2014 at 4:26am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 402157 N 4747083
Decimal Degrees42.87008333, -88.19786667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 52.205', W 88° 11.872'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 52' 12.30" N, 88° 11' 52.32" W
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Area Code(s)262
Closest Postal AddressAt or near W225S9470 Big Bend Dr, Big Bend WI 53103, US
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