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Hidden Thunder: Rock art of the upper midwest

A Robert “Ernie” Boszhardt is a professional archaeologist with more than four decades of experience, the vast majority in Wisconsin. He worked for the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse for nearly thirty years and is now co-owner of Driftless Pathways, LLC and an honorary fellow at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He has authored numerous articles and four books that cover a wide variety of Wisconsin archaeology topics with and emphasis on the Driftless Area.

This program features the award-winning book Hidden Thunder: Rock art of the Upper Midwest, which Mr. Boszhardt co-authored with artist Geri Schrab. He introduces Wisconsin rock art and juxtaposes archaeological and artistic perspectives to a doxen sites, each interspersed with a variety of Native American reflections. Boszhardt with review a sample of the sites with illustrations of carvins and drawings along with Schrab’s paintings, while covering aspects of history, geology and preservation.

Mr. Boszhardt with have books available for purchase after the program.