| Burrows Park Effigy Mound and Campsite | |
| Coordinates: | 43.1019°N -89.3672°W |
| Added: | December 31, 1974 |
| Refnum: | 74000066 |
Burrows Park Effigy Mound and Campsite is an archaeological site in Burrows Park in Madison, Wisconsin. The site includes a bird-shaped effigy mound with an 128feet wingspan; it once included a fox-shaped mound as well, though it has been destroyed.[1] The mound was built by Mound Builders during the Late Woodland period, likely between 700 and 1200 A.D. The Mound Builders used effigy mounds as burial sites, and bird-shaped mounds represented sky spirits in their religion; effigies of other animals were used to represent different elements. A 1934 restoration project repaired vandalism to the mound and cleaned up its surroundings.[2]