Comments on: Mound Building Experiement – Minnesota Style http://bhoffman.edublogs.org/2007/01/23/mound-building-experiement-minnesota-style/ Archaeology Fri, 08 May 2009 21:11:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Rebecca's Pocket http://bhoffman.edublogs.org/2007/01/23/mound-building-experiement-minnesota-style/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Rebecca's Pocket Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:27:11 +0000 http://bhoffman.edublogs.org/2007/01/23/mound-building-experiement-minnesota-style/#comment-84 <strong>Experimental Archaeology...</strong> Neat. A college professor at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota sent his World Prehistory class out into the snow to "explore the labor and leadership requirements of monumental architecture" by building a mound. (via afarensis)...... Experimental Archaeology…

Neat. A college professor at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota sent his World Prehistory class out into the snow to “explore the labor and leadership requirements of monumental architecture” by building a mound. (via afarensis)……

]]> By: afarensis http://bhoffman.edublogs.org/2007/01/23/mound-building-experiement-minnesota-style/comment-page-1/#comment-81 afarensis Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:25:24 +0000 http://bhoffman.edublogs.org/2007/01/23/mound-building-experiement-minnesota-style/#comment-81 But snow in the form of a Woodland period mound is a completely different story. I actually went outside with the intention of making one of my own, alas, most of the snow has melted. Next time it snows, though, I'm going to try and recreate Cahokia (complete with Woodhenge) in my front yard. Besides, it was the ice that was the problem. But snow in the form of a Woodland period mound is a completely different story. I actually went outside with the intention of making one of my own, alas, most of the snow has melted. Next time it snows, though, I’m going to try and recreate Cahokia (complete with Woodhenge) in my front yard. Besides, it was the ice that was the problem.

]]> By: Brian http://bhoffman.edublogs.org/2007/01/23/mound-building-experiement-minnesota-style/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Brian Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:24:26 +0000 http://bhoffman.edublogs.org/2007/01/23/mound-building-experiement-minnesota-style/#comment-80 Hey Afarensis, I would have thought that after the winter you've had you wouldn't want to see pictures of snow! Hey Afarensis, I would have thought that after the winter you’ve had you wouldn’t want to see pictures of snow!

]]> By: afarensis http://bhoffman.edublogs.org/2007/01/23/mound-building-experiement-minnesota-style/comment-page-1/#comment-78 afarensis Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:48:26 +0000 http://bhoffman.edublogs.org/2007/01/23/mound-building-experiement-minnesota-style/#comment-78 That is sooo cool! Perhaps you could do effigy mounds next? That is sooo cool! Perhaps you could do effigy mounds next?

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