Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society
Volume 13; July 1963 - June 1964 and November 1965
Garland J. Gordon, Editor
Two burials recently recovered from the Upper Iowa River valley yielded the remains of four individuals, two in each grave, which had obviously been dismembered and re-articulated. Each grave was accompanied by artifacts typical of the Orr focus; the burials were generally treated in a manner characteristic of that focus. Some ideas regarding reasons for dismembering and subsequent re-articulation are presented and considered.
"On January 7, 1961, the fragmentary remains of a human skeleton were submitted for identification to Dr. William M. Bass, Physical Anthropologist at the University of Kansas, by Eugene Fugle of Sioux City, Iowa. The original communication by Mr. Fugle described the location of the find and enclosed two photographs. Help in the analysis of the cranial material and preparation of the report was given by Mr. C. L. Berneking, an advanced student in anthropology...."
Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society
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