The Archaeological Guide to Iowa

by Mary De La Garza, Lynn M. Alex, William E. Whittaker

Iowa has the reputation of being one big corn field, so you may be surprised to learn it boasts a rich crop of recorded archaeological sites as well--approximately 27,000 at last count. Some are spectacular, such as the one hundred mounds at Sny Magill in Effigy Mounds National Monument, while others consist of old abandoned farmsteads or small scatters of prehistoric flakes and heated rocks. Untold numbers are completely gone or badly disturbed--destroyed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609383370
• ISBN13: 9781609383374
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"