Observations Concerning the Milky Way, Serpent Mound, Newark and Mound City Earthworks

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  • William F Romain Indiana University

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https://doi.org/10.1558/jsa.23698

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The Milky Way

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Romain, W. F. (2022). Observations Concerning the Milky Way, Serpent Mound, Newark and Mound City Earthworks. Journal of Skyscape Archaeology, 8(1), 120-130. https://doi.org/10.1558/jsa.23698