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Cosmic Curiosities

“Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.”
- William James, American Philosopher and Psychologist   

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Archaeology is the study of past cultures based on objects and evidence they have left behind.

To know about a past for which there are no written records, physical remains must be studied in an orderly way. As with any science, this field is continually changing as new discoveries are made and new ideas are developed. The following is a brief discussion on Wisconsin archaeology, generally representing the views of archaeologists and anthropologists.

Cosmic Curiosities

“If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently."
~ Bill Watterson, Comics Writer -- Calvin and Hobbes

When Dead Stars Collide

Last year, for the first time ever, gravitational waves were discovered.

Ndyuka artifacts are on permanent display at MPM.

There is also a reconstructed façade of a house and two black and white photographs of daily life; a stool; peanut grinding board; combs; food stirrers; and calabash spoons. The exhibit case, called "Bush Negro of Suriname South America" is located on the third floor of the Museum, at the end of the African Hall and the beginning of the South American Hall.

Cosmic Curiosities

“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge.” 
- Daniel J. Boorstin, American Historian

For Native people in the Great Lakes area, finding sufficient food was sometimes a challenge.

They structured their seasonal round of movements and forays to different areas to take advantage of rice, nuts, berries and other foods which were plentiful as well as travelling to good fishing spots and areas where game was plentiful.

Cosmic Curiosities

“Snow was falling, so much like stars

Ojibwe Culture

The Ojibwe speak a language of the Algonkian language family and constitute the largest Indian group north of Mexico. Their extensive pre-contact territory in Canada was mainly north of Lakes Superior and Huron. During historic times, they spread west and south and, today, numerous Ojibwe bands stretch from present-day Ontario in eastern Canada all the way into Montana.