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UNINA9910460129203321 |
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Autore |
Whittaker William E. <1971-> |
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The archeological guide to Iowa / / William E. Whittaker, Lynn M. Alex, Mary De La Garza |
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Iowa City, Iowa : , : University Of Iowa Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (312 p.) |
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Collana |
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Iowa and the Midwest Experience |
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Soggetti |
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Excavations (Archaeology) - Iowa |
Indians of North America - Iowa - Antiquities |
Archaeology - Iowa |
Historic sites - Iowa |
Electronic books. |
Iowa Antiquities Guidebooks |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 by plowing, erosion, or development.Fortunately, there are many sites open to the public where the remnants of the past are visible, either i |
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