Journal article
Toolesboro: A Havana-Hopewell Mound Group in Southeastern Iowa
Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society, Vol.66, pp.1-79
2019
Abstract
At least 20 Middle Woodland mounds once existed along the Iowa-Mississippi River bluff at Toolesboro in Louisa County, Iowa. The mounds were investigated as early as the 1830s or 1840s, with most excavations occurring in the late nineteenth century. Although field records are sparse, available data permit insights into mound structure, mortuary practices, demographic and biological characteristics, and cultural connections. Mound construction and use began early in the Havana tradition, ca. 150 B.C., and continued for perhaps 200–300 years during the Hopewell horizon. Excavations revealed log-lined tombs containing burials associated with ceramics, copper axes and pins, platform pipes, exotic lithics and minerals, and other funerary objects. Toolesboro and nearby sites indicate full participation by southeast Iowa Middle Woodland populations in the Havana-Hopewell cultural network.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Toolesboro: A Havana-Hopewell Mound Group in Southeastern Iowa
- Creators
- Lynn M AlexWilliam Green - University of Iowa, Office of the State ArchaeologistRobin M Lillie - University of Iowa, Office of the State Archaeologist
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society, Vol.66, pp.1-79
- ISSN
- 0535-5279
- Publisher
- Iowa Archeological Society
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2019
- Academic Unit
- Office of the State Archaeologist
- Record Identifier
- 9985123447802771
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