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Cosmic Curiosities

For the most complete bibliography of Aztalan and related Mississippian material please refer to Robert A. Birmingham and Lynne G. Goldstein's book Aztalan: Mysteries of an Ancient Indian Town. Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Madison Wisconsin, 2006.

Cosmic Curiosities

“Mars is the only known planet inhabited by robots.”
- Brian Solis, American Speaker & Author

A Day in Space-Life

Susa

• Anonymous
  • 1968 "The Fredrick S. Perkins Collection," reprinted from the twenty-second annual report 1876 of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Archaeologist Vol.43 No.3 pp.127-133
• Binford, Lewis R.
  • 1962 "Radiometric Analysis of Bone Material from the Oconto Site" The Wisconsin Archaeologist, Vol.

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Both archaeology and ethnology materials are strongly represented in the MPM collections.

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Cosmic Curiosities

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