The effigy mounds are the oldest human-built structures in Wisconsin. These mounds built in the form of birds, panthers, or water spirits reflect Native American conceptions of the cosmos and social relationships. The effigy mounds are thought to have been built between 900-1200 ad, and their presence was noteworthy to early European and American settlers in Wisconsin. This visual essay is an examination of why these mounds have become invisble to us today and how we can yet discover through them an alternative way of inhabiting this land. They remind us too of the forms of placelessness we have allowed to flourish.