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Ritual activiity around artesian springs by prehistoric Native Americans
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Why is it important?
Demonstrates that springs were often sacred sites for Native Americans
Perspectives
Springs were sacred places where underwater spirits dwelt.
R Bruce McMillan
University of Missouri System
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This page is a summary of: Underwater spirits and sacred places: artesian springs in southwestern Missouri, Plains Anthropologist, November 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/00320447.2018.1539323.
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