Journal article
A linear mound concentration in the Central Des Moines River valley
Plains anthropologist, Vol.68(266), pp.134-145
05/01/2023
DOI: 10.1080/00320447.2024.2329096
Abstract
This report summarizes the discovery of ca. 200 linear mounds along 40 km of the Des Moines River in central Iowa. Many of these mounds were mapped and recorded piecemeal over a century, but their full extents were not known until recent high-resolution lidar mapping. General insights about the age and significance of the mounds can be inferred from nearby archaeological sites and surface finds, as well as comparisons with regional mounds. Limited archaeological evidence suggests the linear mound concentration may be associated with a long stable Woodland occupation of the region, culminating in the Late Woodland Great Oasis manifestation.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A linear mound concentration in the Central Des Moines River valley
- Creators
- William Whittaker - University of Iowa, Office of the State Archaeologist
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Plains anthropologist, Vol.68(266), pp.134-145
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1080/00320447.2024.2329096
- ISSN
- 0032-0447
- eISSN
- 2052-546X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2023
- Academic Unit
- Office of the State Archaeologist
- Record Identifier
- 9984639158502771
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