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TT - Nicholls Mound Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Wis Kid: As there has been no owner action in the last 30 days, I am regrettably forced to archive this listing.

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Hidden : 7/3/2021
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Bring your own pen or pencil.  You are looking for a reused camo peanut butter jar.

Nicholls Mound is an example of a Hopewell site in Wisconsin. When archaeologists from the Milwaukee Public Museum excavated the mound in the late 1920 – 1930’s they discovered a burial tomb dug into the ground and covered with logs. A 12 foot high mound was built over the tomb. The tomb contained several individuals who were buried with ceremonial items made from exotic materials. Some of the items included large stone knives over 6 inches long made of obsidian from the Rocky Mountains, copper ear spools, 6 copper axes, marine shell beads, and 20 freshwater pearl beads.

The materials from which many of these artifacts were made were not available locally, and some originate hundreds of miles away. For example, black volcanic glass “obsidian” outcrops in the Yellowstone area of northwestern Wyoming, yet chipped artifacts of this material was included in Hopewell tombs. Copper comes from Lake Superior, mica from the Appalachian Mountains, and marine shell from salt water oceans."

 

 The Geocache Notification Form has been submitted to Perrot State Park of the Wisconsin DNR, special thanks to Lois Larson of the DNR. Geocaches placed on Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource managed lands require permission by means of a notification form. Please print out a paper copy of the notification form, fill in all required information, and then submit it to the land manager. The DNR Notification form and land manager information can be obtained at: http://www.wi-geocaching.com/hiding

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