Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society
Volume 4, Number 1; July 1954
Reynold J. Ruppé, Editor
"As usual with the last few issues of the Journal we are in the confusing position of talking about occurrences during the spring of 1955 in the issue of July, 1954. We are happy to state, however, that the Journal is moving closer to schedule...."
"Several miles south of Iowa City, Iowa, on the bank of the Iowa River, there are the archaeological remains of a Fox, or Mesquakie, Indian village which was rediscovered with the aid of historical records concerning Poweshiek, the village leader who lived there from 1832 until the spring of 1839 when he moved to the Dupont settlement in what is now Monroe Township, Johnson County.1 The remains of two other Mesquakie villages also are located in Johnson County...."
Volume 4, Number 2; October 1954
Reynold J. Ruppé, Editor
"The role of the amateur in American archeology has been debated heatedly in professional circles. In the past the amateur was often looked down upon professional archeologists, but now it is recognized that amateurs are important to the discipline. Evidence of the new attitude is the fact that amateur archeologists have been on the programs of the last three annual meetings of the Society for American Archeology. Clearly the former view about amateurs was the result of failure to distinguish between the interested amateur and the pot hunter-dealer who wantonly destroys sites for the sole purpose of collecting artifacts for trade and sale...."
"The Glenwood State School at Glenwood, Iowa, is fortunate in having a large number of archaeological sites on its grounds. In April 1941, Francis McDowell, a forty-year-old individual enrolled at the school, began the excavation of the site which was designated Dig 7...."
Volume 4, Numbers 3-4; January, 1955 - April, 1955
Reynold J. Ruppé, Editor
"The article on Glenwood Culture ceramics in this issue of the Journal is based on material supplied to the Archaeology Laboratory of the State University of Iowa by Mr. Paul Rowe and Mr. Donald D. Davis, both of Glenwood, Iowa. Their cooperation is another example of the important role the amateur can fulfill in archaeological research. This ceramic study is the second of a series of reports on Glenwood Culture that will appear in the Journal from time to time...."
"The pottery described in this paper was recovered by excavations in three Glenwood house pits by Donald D. Davis of Glenwood, Iowa. All three house depressions are in Glenwood Township, Mills County, Iowa, but are located several miles from each other. The sherds were shipped to the Archaeological Laboratory, State University of Iowa over the course of the past fifteen months. With the material were the proper site locations and diagrams of two house floors. Both floors were small and almost square. Excavations were halted on the third house before the floor outline could be uncovered...."
Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society
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