Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society
Volume 18; December 1971
Dale R. Henning, Editor
"We are pleased to present several articles in this Journal, all of which are pertinent to our understanding of Iowa archaeology.
The first group of papers is a partial presentation of papers prepared for the archaeology section of the Iowa Academy of Science held April 25, 1970. Dr. Richard B. Johnston acted as program coordinator, soliciting papers pertinent to the topic: "The Prairie Peninsula and Its Relationships to Riverine Settlements of the Middle Missouri." The participants in the symposium, now often referred to as "The Wartburg Symposium" were Wilfred D. Logan, Chairman; Donald J. Lehmer; Adrian D. Anderson; Larry Zimmerman; Elden Johnson; Marshall McKusick; David A. Baerreis; and Dale R. Henning. Those papers which were prepared for formal presentation were edited by Dr. Johnston. The reader is reminded that these papers are now nearly three years old and may seem repetitious of information published in the interim. For instance, many of the statements so important to "leading into" our topic of discussion by Dr. Lehmer now also appear in his book entitled "Introduction to Middle Missouri Archeology," published in 1971 as Anthropological Papers 1, National Park Service...."
"This is the Archeology Section of the Iowa Academy of Science meeting, a symposium on The Prairie Peninsula and its Relationships to Riverine Settlements of the Middle Missouri. My introductory remarks are going to be very brief. I will simply try to state the background of why this symposium was organized. At the time I was asked to chair this session, there were no limitations placed on what we might talk about, and for some time it has seemed to me that it is a subject to which we ought to address ourselves. We know a good deal about the Middle Missouri Tradition, and yet I think it is apparent to all of us working in the Plains that there are antecedents to this tradition in the Iowa-southern Minnesota area. Probably we do not know enough about these antecedents to talk about them at this point, but I think it is time for archeologists interested in the Middle Missouri Tradition to consider these antecedents. In the upcoming years, I hope this consideration will stimulate a search in Iowa and southern Minnesota that might throw more light on those cultural developments and adaptations that gave rise to the Middle Missouri Tradition as we know it along the Missouri mainstem...."
- Wilfred D. Logan 1971a Introduction. 18:1.
- Donald J. Lehmer 1971 An Overview of the Middle Missouri Tradition. 18:2-4.
- Dale R. Henning 1971 Origins of Mill Creek. 18:6-12.
- Elden Johnson 1971 The Northern Margin of the Prairie Peninsula. 18:13-23.
- David A. Baerreis 1971 Summary of Discussion and Appended Remarks. 18:22-28.
"Mound 33, in Effigy Mounds National Monument, is the last mound at the east end of a line of conical mounds on the high bluff northeast of Monument headquarters (Map 1). Reinvestigation of Mound 33 was proposed following a study of notes on the late Ellison Orr's excavation in the mound. During the summer of 1951, permission for the Monument archeologist to reopen the mound for further study was requested of the Region Two Office. This investigation was approved as part of the research program for Effigy Mounds National Monument, and excavation was to be carried out in the 1952 program of archeological fieldwork in and near the monument...."
Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society
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