Download or read book The Wisconsin Archeologist, Vol. 20 (Classic Reprint) written by Wisconsin Natural History Socie Section and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Wisconsin Archeologist, Vol. 20 In order to freshen and revitalize our interest in the Wisconsin archeological field, it is well occasionally to check up on the progress being made in adjacent areas. The prehistoric Indians had no knowledge of, and consequently were in no sense delimited in, their activities by the political boundaries which now separate the Mississippi Valley into states. Moreover, they were not so sedentary in their economic status that they did not, in the course of generations, move about from place to place over a considerable area. We now know that some of the tribes present in Wisconsin at the beginning of the historic period had migrated here from the east, the southeast and the north; and that certain groups formerly in Wisconsin had departed west and southwest before the arrival of the white man. Moreover, ideas diffused into Wisconsin from outside groups, as a result of trade or other social contacts. This influence can only be determined and evaluated through a cultural knowledge of the outside sources. Therefore, in order to understand and undertake to solve Wisconsin archeological problems, we must become familiar with the archeological picture in neighboring states, and even in much more distant areas. Much has occurred recently in North America which has a definite and interesting bearing on Wisconsin archeology. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.