Big Bend in Waukesha County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Maney Ridge Prehistoric Effigy Mounds
Photographed By Paul F, November 9, 2010
1. Maney Ridge Prehistoric Effigy Mounds Marker
Inscription.
Maney Ridge Prehistoric Effigy Mounds. . 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?
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?
Erected 1977 by Waukesha County Historical Society. (Marker Number 31-02.)
Location. 42° 52.205′ N, 88° 11.872′ W. Marker is in Big Bend, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County. Marker is on Big Bend Drive (Wisconsin Route 164) north of Kelsey Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Big Bend WI 53103, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 2,538 times since then and 62 times this year. Last updated on March 4, 2021, by Linda Hansen of Waukesha, Wisconsin. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on December 10, 2010, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.