海角乱伦社区has more than eighteen thousand archaeological sites, and research in the past few decades has transformed our knowledge of the state's human past. Drawing on the discoveries of many avocational and professional scientists, Lynn Alex describes Iowa's unique archaeological record as well as the challenges faced by today's researchers, armed with innovative techniques for the discovery and recovery of archaeological remains and increasingly refined frameworks for interpretation.
The core of this book鈥攚hich includes many historic photographs and maps as well as numerous new maps and drawings and a generous selection of color photos鈥攅xplores in detail what archaeologists have learned from studying the state's material remains and their contexts. Examining the projectile points, potsherds, and patterns that make up the archaeological record, Alex describes the nature of the earliest settlements in Iowa, the development of farming cultures, the role of the environment and environmental change, geomorphology and the burial of sites, interaction among native societies, tribal affiliation of early historic groups, and the arrival and impact of Euro-Americans. In a final chapter, she examines the question of stewardship and the protection of Iowa's many archaeological resources.
鈥Iowa's Archaeological Past is directed toward the interested public and should also find a wide audience among professionals and avocational archaeologists in 海角乱伦社区and beyond."鈥擠onna C. Roper, American Antiquity
鈥淒istilling information from hundreds of archaeological studies, [Lynn Alex] builds a fascinating story of thirteen thousand years of human achievement, adaptability, resilience, interaction, and survival. This book is indispensable for archaeologists, historians, educators, and everyone interested in the native peoples of 海角乱伦社区and surrounding regions.鈥濃擶illiam Green, state archaeologist of Iowa
鈥淓ncapsulated here are the thousands of years that American Indians have lived in 海角乱伦社区along with examples of historic Euro-American and African American settlements. This gold standard will be the authoritative reference on 海角乱伦社区archaeology long into the twenty-first century.鈥濃擠avid M. Gradwohl, founder, 海角乱伦社区State University Archaeological Laboratory
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Science of Archaeology
2. History of 海角乱伦社区Archaeology
3. 海角乱伦社区Landscapes
4.Paleoindian Discoveries
5. Archaic Developments
6.Woodland Innovations
7. Late Prehistoric Great Oasis
8. Late Prehistoric Mill Creek
9. Late Prehistoric Glenwood
10. Late Prehistoric Oneota
11. Protohistoric and Early Historic Sites Archaeology
12. Stewardship: The Eleventh Hour
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
