Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society
Volume 31, 1984
Nancy M. Osborn, Editor
This study involves the development of a methodology for the description, recording, and computer analysis of archaeological and material culture information gathered from gravestones found in cemeteries in the midwestern United States during the frontier pioneer period, roughly 1850 to 1900. This methodology was tested on a sample of cemeteries in Story County, Iowa, within the frameworks of local cultural history and regional history. The author discusses how the symbols, art motifs, and other observations recorded reflect cultural changes over time; and she demonstrates how the social relationships of persons living on the prairie frontier are manifested in their burial practices.
This article considers the nineteenth-century milling industries and individual grain mills and sawmills in Story County, Iowa. Only a few of these mills remain as part of the archaeological record. Individual mills are examined in relation to their respective locations, histories, and technologies; and the chronological developments and decline of the milling industries are discussed. Emphasis is placed on identifying the local and regional factors which influenced the grain and lumber milling in this portion of central Iowa.
Book Reviews
Joseph A. Tiffany, Ed.
pp. 191-194
Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society
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