Office of the State Archaeologist

Office of the State Archaeologist
The University of Iowa
FY 2012 Annual Report
Cover notes:
During FY 2012 the OSA celebrated two milestones that individually reflect important achievements
related to our mission of preserving Iowa’s past, and which in combination provide a significant
boost to our research capabilities. OSA completed long overdue expansion and renovation of the
State Archaeological Repository with installation of additional modern compact mobile storage that
increases capacity 60 percent to nearly 7,000 ft3. OSA also became the curatorial facility on behalf
of the Iowa DNR for the 60 ft3 Sagers Collection, a seminal archaeological assemblage from eastern
Iowa replete with detailed notes, maps, and associated documentation that position it well for use
in comparative analyses, especially for Woodland-era culture investigations. To commemorate these
achievements, and to thank the Sagers Family for their cooperation, OSA held a community-wide
open house event at which the entire Sagers Collection was displayed.
Table of Contents
The Office of the State Archaeologist��2
Mission��2
Student Success��3
Achievements ��3
Strengths and Resources ��3
Administrative Organization and Strategic Plan��3
The Year in Review��5
Academic Activities��5
Field Services Division��6
Education and Outreach Program��6
Research Division ��12
Burials Program ��12
Contract Services Division ��14
General Contracts Program��14
Highway Archaeology Program��16
General Services Division��18
Curation and Documents Program��18
Geospatial Program��18
Information Technology Program��20
Publication Division��21
International Endeavors��21
Staff Leadership Service and Awards��21
Review of Fiscal Year 2012 Annual Work Plan Accomplishments ��23
Summary��24
Fiscal Year 2013: Plans and Prospects ��25
Acknowledgements��27
Budget for Fiscal Year 2012��28
Appendices��41
Appendix A: Office of the State Archaeologist Strategic Plan 2010–2016 ��42
Appendix B: Public Audio-Visual Presentations, Fiscal Year 2012��45
Appendix C: Papers Presented at Professional Meetings, Fiscal Year 2012��51
Appendix D: Publications Appearing in Print, Fiscal Year 2012��53
Appendix E: Service as a Board, Commission, or Committee Member, Fiscal Year 2012��55
Appendix F: Scientific Publications Produced by the Office of the State Archaeologist,
Fiscal Year 2012 ��58
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List of Figures
Figure 1. Cover of 2011 Archaeology on the Road booklet��7
Figure 2. Photograph of the OSA outreach tent��7
Figure 3. Cover of the IVSB Corridor Management Plan ��8
Figure 4. Kimball Village site late prehistoric artifact assemblage��9
Figure 5. Glenwood earthlodge replica and Project Archaeology teacher workshop��10
Figure 6. Glenwood archaeology camp participant ��10
Figure 7. Sagers Open House invitation��11
Figure 8. Iowa State map showing project sponsors and budgets by county��14
Figure 9. General Contracts Program funding sources and sponsors��15
Figure 10. Test excavations in progress at prehistoric site 13DM1348 located adjacent to U.S.
61 in Des Moines County��17
Figure 11. A ca. 1900 view of the barn on the Herman H. Miller, Jr., farm in Franklin Township,
Des Moines County��17
Figure 12. Map of Iowa showing locations of the 205 site searches conducted during FY 2012��19
Figure 13. Office of the State Archaeologist funding levels, Fiscal Years 1987–2012.��29
Figure 14. Comparison of UI General Education funding (GEF) allocation with Facilities and
Administrative (F&A) costs generated for UI through OSA grant and contract
activity, Fiscal Years 1996–2012��29
Figure 15. OSA FY 2012 Organizational Chart��36
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List of Tables
Table 1. Office of the State Archaeologist Budgets, Fiscal Years 1987–2012 ��30
Table 2. University of Iowa General Education Fund Support for OSA Operations,
Fiscal Year 2012 ��31
Table 3. Gifts and Return on Endowments, Fiscal Year 2012��31
Table 4. Funding Received from Fees and Contributions, Fiscal Year 2012��31
Table 5. Funding Received for Sponsored Research and Services, Fiscal Year 2012��32
Table 6. Permanent Staff Members, Fiscal Year 2012��37
Table 7. Complete Roster of Employees, Fiscal Year 2012��38
Table 8. Students Participating in OSA Activities, Fiscal Year 2012 ��39
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Annual Report for FY 2012
The Office of the State Archaeologist
Mission
In fiscal year (FY) 2012 The University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA) continued its
past success in meeting primary mission activities
of developing, disseminating, and preserving knowledge of Iowa’s human past through Midwestern and
Plains archaeological research, scientific discovery,
public stewardship, service, and education. The position of State Archaeologist was established in 1959;
the Code of Iowa specifies the State Archaeologist
shall be a member of the faculty of the Department
of Anthropology at The University of Iowa (UI). The
OSA is an organized research unit of the University,
meaning that the State Archaeologist, who is appointed by the Iowa State Board of Regents, heads
the OSA and reports to the University’s Vice President
for Research and Economic Development. The State
Archaeologist consults regularly with the OSA Advisory Committee, whose members include on- and
off-campus colleagues, and with the OSA Indian Advisory Council, whose members include individuals
from several tribes.
Indian Advisory Council
members:
Howard Crow Eagle (Navajo, Sioux)
Royal Nahno-Kerchee (Comanche, Meskwaki)
Donald Wanatee (Meskwaki)
OSA Advisory Committee:
Colin M. Betts (Luther College, Decorah, IA)
Catherine A. Blando (The University of Iowa)
Johnathan Buffalo (Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, Tama, IA)
David M. Gradwohl (Iowa State University, Ames, IA)
Royal Kerchee (Member of the OSA Indian Advisory
Council, Altoona, IA)
Rebecca Liberty (Member of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas
and Nebraska)
Jim Nepstad (Effigy Mounds National Monument)
Donald Raker (Iowa Archeological Society)
Ann Ricketts (The University of Iowa)
Leah D. Rogers (Tallgrass Historians, L.C., Iowa City, IA)
Holmes A. Semken, Jr. (The University of Iowa)
Glenn R. Storey (The University of Iowa)
Jerome Thompson (State Historical Society of Iowa)
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Student Success
Strengths and Resources
In addition to actively meeting its statutory responsibilities, which include tracking archaeological
site location data, serving as the State Archaeological
Repository, and providing ancient burials protection,
the OSA directly supports the academic mission of
the UI. Various OSA staff, as adjunct faculty in the UI
Department of Anthropology, offer courses in anthropology and archaeology, mentor honor students and
student interns, and serve on Ph.D. and M.A. degree
committees. The OSA actively supports undergraduate and graduate student use of its archaeological,
osteological, and comparative collections; scholarly
documents; electronic databases; scientific instrumentation; and laboratory space for degree-related
research. These resources contribute to the educational experience of students in the UI departments
of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Anthropology, Dentistry,
Geography, Geoscience, History, and Radiology along
with the programs of American Indian and Native
Studies and Museum Studies. The OSA also regularly
hosts visits from UI classes, offers courses in its laboratory-multimedia facility, employs work-study students majoring in a wide variety of disciplines, and
supports career-building volunteering research opportunities for students.
Achievements
During FY 2012 (Appendices A-F), OSA staff added
considerably to the notable record of success of the
past half century, during which the staff has published
thousands of articles, monographs, research reports,
and abstracts on Iowa archaeology. Staff members
actively translate the results of their research by offering public programs throughout the state. The OSA
has conducted archaeological and architectural history research in all counties of the state on sites of all
types and time periods, supported by contracts, interagency agreements, grants, and field schools. The
OSA coordinates all work pertaining to ancient burials in Iowa, in accordance with the landmark first-inthe-nation 1976 state law on protection and reburial
of human remains. In addition, the OSA is the central
data manager for all recorded Iowa archaeological
sites, the central repository for Iowa archaeological
collections, and coordinator of the Iowa avocational
certification program.
The core strengths of the OSA are:
• a highly experienced and motivated staff,
• ready accessibility for UI undergraduates
as well as graduate students at all levels,
• a strong tradition of high-quality work,
• excellent relations with other state agencies and University offices, and
• extensive, accessible collections and other research and service resources.
The OSA’s most important resource is its staff, a dynamic and highly qualified team that represents hundreds of years of experience in Midwest and Plains
archaeology and cultural resource management. The
FY 2012 full-time staff included four individuals with
Ph.D.’s and an additional 18 with Master’s degrees.
Part-time staff members also have extensive archaeological experience; most have participated in at least
one field school and completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in anthropology or related field.
The OSA occupies a modern 13,000-square-foot
facility located in the Clinton Street Building (CLSB)
on the south side of the main University of Iowa campus. The University directly supports OSA’s general
administration, Education and Outreach, and Burials programs, and contributes to the Iowa Site File,
documents, and collections management activities.
Typically, 85 percent or more of the OSA activities, including most of its field research, are supported by
external, non-University funding through contracts,
grants, gifts, and fee-for-service arrangements.
Administrative Organization
and Strategic Plan
The OSA conducted a wide range of research, service, and educational programs and activities during
FY 2012. As noted, the mission of the OSA is to develop, disseminate, and preserve knowledge of Iowa’s
human past through Midwestern and Plains archaeological research, scientific discovery, public stewardship, service, and education. Statutory authorization
and administrative rules establish basic OSA functions, organization, and procedures (Code of Iowa
263B, Iowa Administrative Code 685). OSA administrative rules organize the office into five divisions:
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Field Services, Research, Contract Services, General
Services, and Publications. The OSA utilizes the Management by Objective (MBO) approach to focus effort on high priority research, education, and public
service projects related to overall office goals as defined by statute, strategic planning, and the strengths
of available participating personnel.
In 2010 the OSA updated its strategic plan to specify the means to accomplish major goals and guide
activities through 2016 (Appendix A). OSA programs
and staff activities strive to meet these broad, strategic goals:
1. Create a learning experience about the human
past that enriches the lives of undergraduates
and helps them to become well-informed individuals, lifelong learners, engaged citizens, and
productive employees and employers.
2. Promote graduate and professional student
participation in OSA research through cooperation with University graduate and professional
programs.
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3. Strengthen and expand OSA partnerships with
public constituencies to advance understanding and appreciation about the human past
and stewardship of archaeological resources
and showcase the societal benefits of archaeological research and teaching for the citizens
of Iowa.
4. Recognize and illuminate the human diversity inherent in the past as manifested in the
archaeological record and use that record for
greater inclusion and participation of professionals and the public.
5. Strengthen the OSA’s intellectual and cultural
vitality within the University, Iowa, nationally,
and internationally.
As a UI department and the focal point for Iowa archaeology, the OSA is active throughout the year and
around the state and region. The following sections
describe highlights of the activities for FY 2012.
The Year in Review
Academic Activities
During FY 2012, five OSA staff members served
as adjunct faculty for the UI Department of Anthropology—Joe Artz, John Doershuk, Stephen Lensink,
Melody Pope, and Shirley Schermer. Artz taught the
course, GIS in Anthropology, to 13 students during
the spring semester, 2012. This course was well-received as the first-ever offering by the Department in
GIS and took advantage of the Department’s recently upgraded computer facility in Macbride Hall. Doershuk also held an adjunct faculty appointment in
Anthropology at Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
Doershuk taught the Cornell course, Archaeology, to
25 students during May 2012.
The OSA facilities, collections, and staff provided
classroom enrichment for undergraduates; a total of
15 students from the UI, Cornell College, and Kirkwood Community College were involved in various
OSA archaeological activities over the course of the
fiscal year (see Table 8). These included seven students employed in a work-study capacity and eight
other students employed at OSA on an hourly parttime basis. Several of these students used OSA resources to complete degree requirements, and two
student volunteers assisted with OSA-sponsored research.
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Field Services Division
Education and Outreach Program
The Education and Outreach Program (EOP) provides resources and opportunities that encourage an
understanding, appreciation, and stewardship of Iowa’s archaeological past. A goal of the EOP is to expand partnerships with organizations, agencies, and
communities across Iowa to better maximize OSA’s
mission to strengthen heritage education and enhance public engagement in active preservation of
Iowa’s past. The EOP’s efforts are guided by a series
of enduring understandings directly linked to OSA’s
current strategic plan goals:
1. Everyone has a culture and all cultures have
value.
2. Respectful understanding of diverse cultures,
past and present, is essential for living in a pluralistic society and world.
3. Understanding the human past is essential for
understanding the present and shaping the future.
4. Archaeology is one of multiple ways to learn
about the human past.
5. Archaeology advances understanding and appreciation of human diversity over time.
6. The Midwestern-Iowa setting contains a long,
rich record of human occupation interrelated
and relevant to the wider human experience.
7. Stewardship of archaeological resources is everyone’s responsibility.
In FY 2012, external financial support for the EOP
totaling $20,373 ($10,129 grants, $3,397 contracts,
$6,110 fees, and $737 contributions) was garnered
from public and private organizations. This does not
include support for a number of engagement efforts
which are part of externally funded grants and contracts received by OSA’s Contract Services Division. In
FY 2012 these included the Glenwood Archaeological Preserve Survey, Palace Site Data Recovery, and
Highway 34 Research, all of which have major public engagement components. External funding supported part-time assistance for EOP Program efforts
by OSA staff including Chérie Haury-Artz, Angela Collins, Mary De La Garza, Colleen Eck, Lane Shields, Elizabeth Fox, Alan Hawkins, Michael Perry, John Hall,
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Calvin Lehman, Robert Flagg, Kevin Verhulst, Anson
Kritsch, Kurtis Kettler, Hannah Scates and Mark Anderson.
The OSA’s endeavors directly reached a public audience estimated at over 28,434 people with face-toface interactions, print resources, Internet content,
and public radio broadcasts (Appendix B). Consultations, tours, an Open House and job-shadowing opportunities also attracted 1,230 visitors to OSA.
The EOP content on the OSA website remained a
vigorous, interactive conduit between the public and
OSA through the efforts of the OSA Systems Administrator and webmaster Mary De La Garza and her
assistant, Robert Flagg. In FY 2012, OSA web pages
received an average 75,000 visitors per month (see
www.uiowa.edu/~osa).
Social networking sites, particularly Facebook,
were an important venue for OSA’s program information dissemination in FY 2012. The Facebook site
has 343 active viewers. OSA staff met on several occasions with Richard Lewis, UI News Service science
writer and editor, for guidance and preparation on
OSA stories submitted as press releases to both the
UI community and beyond. The EOP Program Director, Lynn M. Alex, and OSA Systems Administrator (De
La Garza) also regularly attended UI Communications
meetings to discuss venues for on-campus and external public relations efforts.
Highlights of the EOP for FY 2012 included:
• Iowa Archaeology Month 2011
• Completion of the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan
• Submission of the Kimball Village site National
Historic Landmark Nomination
• Project Archaeology Teacher workshops at the
Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center, Palo, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, West Branch
and Mills County Historical Society Museum,
Glenwood
• Glenwood Archaeology Camp
• Highway 34 Outreach and Education: “Bringing
the Glenwood Culture to Iowans”
Scenic Byways (Lincoln Highway, Iowa Valley Byway,
Loess Hills Byway).
For the second year Team Archaeology partnered
with natural resources specialists from Iowa’s Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS). Their scholarly expertise
offered an understanding of the environment, landscape, and natural resources which form the context
and backdrop for Iowa’s human history.
Over 2,000 members of the adult public—the target audience—learned first-hand about the depth
and richness of Iowa’s archaeological and historic
past as a result of IAM 2011. An extensive web site
and 1500 copies of a special booklet, “Iowa Archaeology on the Road,” were key features of the project.
Hundreds of promotional wristbands, lanyards, and
carabineers imprinted with “Iowa Archaeology” and
the address of the IAM 2011 website were prepared
and distributed by OSA’s riding team and at a new exhibit tent funded by the UI Office of the Vice President.
Figure 1. Cover of 2011 Archaeology on the Road booklet.
Iowa Archaeology Month (IAM)
2011 remained OSA’s premier outreach endeavor, receiving Humanities Iowa funding support since
1993. For a fourth year, IAM took
word of Iowa’s archaeological heritage to communities (Glenwood,
Lewis, Homestead) and riders
along the route of the Des Moines
Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride
across Iowa (RAGBRAI), July 23-30,
2011, and to four additional historical/cultural venues at Tama, Palo,
West Branch and Muscatine. The
2011 celebration featured historic Iowa byways as the IAM theme
capitalizing on recent research by
OSA along several of Iowa’s historic
A strong web presence and the additional venues
including Hooverfest at the Herbert Hoover National
Historic Site in West Branch (August 7), the Meskwaki
Nation powwow at Tama (August 12-14), Wickiup Hill
Native American Day, Palo (August 27) and Heritage
Figure 2. Photograph of the OSA outreach tent.
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Day at Wildcat Den State Park near Muscatine (September 17), were incorporated into IAM 2011. Iowa
Archeological Society support allowed the OSA to offer a two-week field experience for 29 IAS members
and teachers participating in the Project Archaeology
workshop at Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center in
late June/early July, 2011, as a prequel to IAM 2011.
On October 22, 2011, for the first time, OSA extended its IAM activities as part of the National
Archaeology Day Celebration—sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America. Partnering with the
UI’s Museum of Natural History and Department of
Anthropology, archaeology activities including laboratory tours, ancient technology demonstrations, displays and Native American games were offered on
the UI Campus and emanating from OSA’s new exhibit tent.
Figure 3. Cover of the IVSB Corridor Management Plan.
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The same month saw 200 elementary school
youngsters and their teachers participating in the
two-day “Let’s Celebrate Archaeology” event at the
State Historical Museum in Des Moines. This annual
event, begun in 2006, is a joint partnership between
the OSA and the State Historical Society of Iowa.
OSA’s multi-year, Iowa Valley Scenic Byway project saw the completion of the final Corridor Management Plan which provides short-term and long-term
guidance towards the development, marketing, interpretation and preservation of the Byway area. This
endeavor represents a creative partnership among
several OSA programs including the EOP.
Via external funding support from the National
Park Service, the EOP Program Director with assistance from OSA’s Angela Collins prepared and submitted a National Historic Landmark nomination on
Figure 4. Kimball Village site late prehistoric artifact assemblage.
behalf of the Kimball Village site in Plymouth County. The site is an outstanding example of a fortified
Plains Village site occupied A.D. 1100-1250 with documented, patterned community features, including
lodges and palisade. The site was nominated to the
National Register of Historic Places under a Multiple
Property Submission and was listed on the National
Register in June, 2010 at the national level of significance. Community outreach events in support of the
site’s nomination in FY 2012 included a South Dakota Public Radio interview with the EOP Program Director. These endeavors extended OSA’s recent Loess
Hills National Scenic Byway research completed in FY
2011.
Project Archaeology is a national archaeological
and heritage education program active in 47 states
(and the District of Columbia). OSA’s EOP (Alex) and
Burials Program directors (Schermer) serve as Iowa’s
state coordinators for Project Archaeology. EOP assistant Chérie Haury-Artz, and two Iowa teachers, Diane
Moritz and Danise Shannon, are active facilitators for
Iowa’s program. In FY 2012, the EOP program organized and presented three, multi-day Project Archaeology teacher workshops in three Iowa communities.
Eleven teachers attended the first workshop at Wickiup Hill Outdoor Education Center, Palo, Iowa in July
2011. In June, 2012, the Herbert Hoover Presidential
Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa funded and
hosted the best attended Project Archaeology workshops to date (35 participants). That same month, the
Mills County Historical Museum in Glenwood, Iowa,
hosted a third workshop funded via a state Resource
Enhancement and Protection–Conservation Education Program grant received by Golden Hills RC&D
from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The
project was tied to OSA’s recent archaeological survey of Iowa’s newest State Preserve, the Glenwood
Archaeological State Preserve
As a means of educating youngsters about the
new Glenwood Archaeological Preserve and fostering
heritage preservation, the EOP program conducted
two, two-day archaeology camps for Glenwood fifth
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Figure 5. Glenwood earthlodge replica and Project Archaeology teacher workshop.
graders. One hundred and seventy five students and
teachers participated in a variety of experiential activities that included excavating on-site with archaeologists from OSA.
Figure 6. Glenwood archaeology camp participant.
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FY 2012 saw the beginning of a new, three-year,
major EOP endeavor entitled “Bringing the Glenwood
Culture to Iowans.” This project, funded by a FY 2011
Transportation Enhancement grant received by OSA,
includes archaeological research on the 800-year-old
Glenwood culture sites of Mills County excavated as
part of the U.S. Route 34 construction by the Iowa Department of Transportation in the 1960s and 1970s.
The grant supports a scientific report and derivative
public education and outreach programming including an interpretive booklet, teaching trunks for local schools, and a virtual web museum. A major goal
of the public education and outreach endeavor is to
bring information about this ancient culture to both
Iowans and visitors to the State of Iowa. The public
programming will be designed to enhance tourism
along the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway and the
visitor experience at the Glenwood Archaeological
State Preserve.
In the fall of 2011, OSA received a request to assist in preparing a concept design template for a new
Loess Hills Archaeological Interpretive Center (LHAIC), in Glenwood, Iowa which will include substantive
interpretive and educational features. Working with a
team of architectural, landscape, and exhibit designers and a member of the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska,
OSA staff from the GCP, EOP, and Burials Program created and submitted a template for a future concept
design to the LHAIC Board. Subsequently, the OSA
was subcontracted by Armadillo Arts of Iowa City to
prepare and submit a proposal to create the actual
concept design for the LHAIC. Early in FY 2013, the
project was awarded to Armadillo Arts with OSA as an
important subcontractor on the project.
Through a State Historical Society of Iowa Historic
Resource and Development Program grant, the OSA
Archives received funding to preserve the Paul Sagers
Archaeological Collection, a large, private collection
from eastern Iowa. As part of this project, five new
interpretive panels about the collection, eastern Iowa
rockshelters, and the Woodland period were created
as exhibits in the OSA lobby. The exhibits were formally unveiled during an OSA Open House early in FY
2012 with two hundred visitors in attendance, including many members of the Sagers family.
In FY 2012 The University of Iowa Press accepted
a proposal by three OSA staff, Alex, De La Garza, and
William Whittaker, to publish a new book for the general public tentatively titled An Archaeological Guide
to Iowa. The manuscript is scheduled for submission
to UI Press early in FY2013.
Examples of venues for the dozens of
public presentations by OSA staff in FY 2012
(Appendix B) included K–12 schools, Iowa
and South Dakota public radio and television (IPTV-ICN), community newspapers,
county conservation centers, museums,
libraries, county historical organizations,
the Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, Grant Wood
and Green Hills Area Education Associations, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library
and Museum, Des Moines Science Center, White Rock Conservancy, the State
Historical Museum of Iowa, History, Iowa
Archeological Society and its chapters,
Loras College, Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi
in Iowa, Golden Hills RC&D, UI Speakers
Bureau, UI Department of Anthropology
and Museums Studies Program, and UI
Museum of Natural History.
Figure 7. Sagers Open House invitation.
The EOP also provided consultation
and assistance to educational, historical, cultural, environmental, community and tribal organizations statewide
including: the State Historical Society
of Iowa, Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, Sioux City Public Museum, Golden Hills RC&D, Wickiup Hill
Outdoor Learning Center, Loess Hills
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Archaeological Interpretive Center Board, White
Rock Conservancy and Kirkwood College. Additional
OSA staff provided programming, and assistance to
numerous organizations throughout the year (see
Appendix B). A major and popular public outreach
endeavor was the volunteer excavations at the Patterson Trading Post Site in Iowa County, directed by
GCP’s Cindy Peterson, funded by a grant from the
State Historical Society of Iowa.
EOP Director Alex continues to assist with the
Society for American Archaeology’s State Network
whose national e-mail list serve is maintained at OSA.
She remains on the Advisory Board for the Mississippi
Valley Archaeology Center (MVAC) at the University
of Wisconsin-La Crosse and also serves on the Iowa
State Preserves Advisory Board and the Iowa Museum Association Board. Shirley Schermer, OSA Burials Program Director, and Alex continued to serve on
“Project Archaeology’s” national advisory team. In FY
2012 Alex was selected as a member of the Project
Archaeology Leadership Team. EOP assistant, Chérie
Haury-Artz, continues to serve as the coordinator for
the statewide Iowa Archeological Society amateur
certification program and is a facilitator for Iowa’s
Project Archaeology.
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Burials Program
The Burials Program works closely with Indian
tribes, the OSA Indian Advisory Council (IAC), landowners across the state, and a variety of local, state,
and federal agencies. Its purpose is to implement
state and federally mandated protection of burial
sites and examination and disposition of human remains. The Burials Program is the principal point of
contact regarding reburial and repatriation in general
and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) in particular. Since 1976, when
Iowa’s burial protection law was passed, the program
has handled 2,782 projects in all of Iowa’s 99 counties.
The number, type, and timing of new burial projects in any one year can vary greatly. Because of the
diverse variables in these projects, each needs to be
addressed on a case-by-case basis. The overall goal
of the Burials Program is to be successfully respon-
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sive to each of these projects. To meet this goal requires the flexibility to respond as needed to diverse
situations. In FY 2012, there were 123 new projects
from 55 counties and one unknown location. In addition, work continued on numerous burial projects
from previous years. The majority of projects dealt
with potential or real threats to known or possible
burial sites. Twenty-five field investigations were conducted. An Indian Advisory Council (IAC) meeting was
held in November 2011, supplemented with consultation throughout the year via email and phone.
New projects have included the unanticipated discovery of human remains necessitating field investigation and consultation in Cherokee County, Fremont
County, Webster County, and Woodbury County; and
the discovery of human remains in existing collections at the Mediapolis Library, Coe College, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of
Minnesota. Burials Program Director Shirley Schermer participated in on-going Effigy Mounds National
Monument (EFMO) consultation; conducted inventories of human remains recently returned to EFMO
and assessment of possible human remains in their
collections.
Several projects required multi-agency and/or
multi-partner consultation, collaboration, and review—Des Moines area Water Reclamation Authority
(WRA) CSSSF Project and the Palace Site (13PK966),
Webster County Oak Grove Cemetery, Poisel Mound
Group re-vegetation proposal, Blood Run NHL master planning, Blood Run NHL grant proposals for Lyon
County Riverboat Foundation (in partnership with the
Lyon County Historical Society) and NPS Midwest Archeological Center, FEMA pilot survey methodology
revisions, McFarlane Park Trail Bridge INRCOG project, Des Moines County Old Danville Cemetery, DNR
Upper Iowa Coon Creek bank stabilization, Flint River
bike trail, Marshall County Liscomb SRF wastewater
project, possible acquisition and management issues
of portions of Turkey River Mounds and Spirit Knoll
properties, information and management recommendations for 12 burial sites to be included in the
DOT Statewide Cultural Resources Management Plan,
information and management recommendations for
four proposed Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
properties containing burial sites.
One especially significant burial project, consuming a great deal of Burials Program time over the past
six years, is the Dubuque Old Third Street Cemetery.
Field work concluded in August 2011; lab work and
write-up continue. Over 900 unmarked burials were
identified and disinterred.
The Burials Program continues to work with a variety of partners, including private landowners, on various projects with a potential to impact burial sites,
long-range management issues, and preservation options. It also provides information about Iowa’s Burials Program and the Iowa Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) process to
other states upon request. Consultation and collaboration within the past year included a wide variety
of external organizations, agencies, and individuals
on burial related issues—from within Iowa, other
states, federal, and international—Indian Advisory
Council, tribes, SHPO, SHSI, Iowa Department of Public Health, State Medical Examiner’s Office, DNR, DOT,
Iowa Attorney General’s Office, DHR, INRCOG, State
Preserves Advisory Board, Iowa Natural Heritage
Foundation, county conservation boards, county supervisors, county township trustees, county sheriff
offices, county medical examiners, county historical
societies, county historic preservation commissions,
county cemetery commissions, libraries, private landowners, developers, county and city planning and
zoning offices, archaeological consulting firms, WRA,
State Association for the Preservation of Iowa Cemeteries, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of
Minnesota Collections staff, Wisconsin DOT, National
NAGPRA Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Effigy
Mounds National Monument, NPS Midwest Archeological Center, USCOE, FEMA, EPA, RUS, RECs, South
Dakota DNR, Colorado NAGPRA liaison, Edi Shukriu
(University of Prishtina, Kosova).
Burial-related Educational Outreach and Partnerships: Schermer taught a three-session course on
forensic anthropology in September 2011 for the UI
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, and provided guest
lectures in three Department of Anthropology courses. Robin Lillie and Jennifer Mack provided a guest
lecture in one Department of Anthropology course.
The Burials Program employed two work-study students, one non-work-study student employee, provided one job shadowing opportunity, and provided
staff supervision for one volunteer and one Independent Study student. The UI-Stanford Collection
continued to provide educational and research opportunities. Schermer was a co-author of a poster
paper on the UI-Stanford Collection for the American
Association of Physical Anthropologists conference in
Portland, Oregon. The primary author was a former
UNI student who conducted research using the collection in FY11 under Burials Program supervision.
She is now a graduate student at University of Kansas.
Schermer and Lillie, along with their co-editors
(Eve Hargrave and Kristin Hedman) submitted an edited volume on culturally modified human remains
(Redefining Death) to the University of Alabama Press
for review. Schermer attended the 2012 Society for
American Archaeology (SAA) meeting in Memphis,
TN. While there, she attended a Project Archaeology
day-long meeting, the Public Education Committee
meeting, and conducted the SAA PEC State Network
meeting. Schermer and Hargrave also met with the
University of Alabama Press editor about the Redefining Death volume. Lillie and Mack attended the
Midwest Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology
Association at the Illinois State University, Normal,
where Lillie made a presentation on the Dubuque
cemetery project.
Schermer provided assistance with several collaborative internal projects: NEH and SSFP grant planning
for LiDAR and mound survey project in the Yellow River drainage, Glenwood State Preserve survey, Iowa
Scenic Byway GMP, Patterson Trading Post survey,
Blood Run National Historic Landmark Lyon County
Riverboat Foundation and NPS grant proposals, DNR
Upper Iowa River Coon Creek bank stabilization project, Polk County Palace Site, Loess Hills Archaeological Interpretive Center concept plan grant proposal
(with OSA and external partners), and consultation
on individual projects as needed. Schermer and Lillie were co-presenters, along with several OSA colleagues, for a Science Center Café Sci presentation on
the Palace Site. Schermer, John Doershuk, and Lynn
Alex were co-presenters for a session on burials and
management for the statewide State Historic Preservation conference in Decorah. Collaborative projects such as these, involving multiple OSA programs,
strengthens each of our programs and enables us to
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better understand, protect, and promote Iowa’s cultural resources.
Contract Services Division
General Contracts Program
The Contract Services Division conducts contract
and grant-funded research and services. The two programs within the division—the Highway Archaeology
Program (HAP) and the General Contracts Program
(GCP)—undertake archaeological and architectural
history studies statewide. Contract Services projects
generate important new knowledge on Midwestern
prehistory and history, and they form the basis for
many staff publications, professional and public presentations, and student and faculty research projects.
In FY 2012, the GCP celebrated its twenty first year
of service and research with the completion of 86
awards totaling $440,347. Investigations were conducted in 46 Iowa counties. Following past practice,
awards are tallied fully in the fiscal year initially received regardless of the schedule of planned expenditure. As always, considerable volatility in cultural
resource management archaeology research consulting opportunities remains typical, although FY 2012
shows promise of high levels of consulting activity by
GCP. The program average funding level for the past
three fiscal years is $90,927.
Service-related contracts under the auspices of
the National Historic Preservation Act account for the
majority of our external funding. This work involved
16 project assessments, one monitoring project, 64
surveys, and two site evaluations. Services were provided to clients at the federal, state, city, and private
levels. Projects cover areas of communication towers, mining and wetland permits, and other State
or federally permitted developments. Nearly threequarters of all projects in FY12 involved state permitted developments.
The GCP was awarded three grants in FY 2012 in
support of preservation initiatives and community
programs in Iowa. Two grants focus on Blood Run
National Historic Landmark and include a cooperative
agreement with the National Park Service to update
and expand a geospatial database for the landmark.
Figure 8. Iowa State map showing project sponsors and budgets by county.
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4, 5%
4, 5%
Funding Sources
City
13, 15%
County
2, 2%
60, 70%
Federal
Private
3, 3%
Other Grant
State
2, 2%
1, 1%
1, 1%
Funding Sponsors
2, 2%
3, 4% 4, 5%
4, 5%
City
County
DNR
16, 19%
GSS, Inc.
9, 10%
44, 51%
IDALS
Meskwaki Nation
VA
Private
FEMA
Figure 9. General Contracts Program funding sources and sponsors.
The other grant was awarded by the Lyon County Riverboat Foundation to provide public programing on
the Blood Run Site in Lyon County. The Amana Colonies Land Use District Historic Preservation Commission was awarded a Certified Local Government
Grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs Historical Division otherwise known as the State Historical
Society of Iowa, to conduct an archaeological investigation of the Patterson Trading Post (CLG Grant #
2011-02). OSA Project Archaeologist Cindy Peterson
led a team of local volunteers who contributed 1,158
hours toward the project’s completion, assisting in
field and lab work. Excavations revealed that site integrity is high and the property is recommended eligible to the National Register of Historic Places. This
project also resulted in the recordation of the adjacent 1839–1843 Meskwaki village of Wacoshashe and
Poweshiek. Future work is planned at the village site.
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FY 2012 also saw the completion of a large collaborative preservation initiative focused on the Iowa
Valley Scenic Byway as well as continued research on
the Palace Site, excavation completed the previous
year. Numerous public talks on the Palace Site were
presented by GCP staff throughout the year. A completed monograph on the site is planned for 2013.
GCP Director Melody Pope conducted pilot research on lithic use wear for a collaborative research
project on Neolithic life in Turkmenistan. Pope with
the assistance of recent UI graduate Anson Kritsch,
continued research on plant processing with stone
tools as part of a nationally funded collaborative research project investigating the transition to plant
cultivation in the ancient Midwest. Pope and Kritsch’s
collaborative research results were presented at the
regional (Midwest Archaeological Conference, October 2011) and national levels (Society for American
Archaeology April 2012).
Highway Archaeology Program
The Highway Archaeology Program (HAP) completed its 42nd year of contracted services with the
Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT). Fiscal year
2012 marked the 23rd year that historic architectural evaluations were prepared for standing buildings
scheduled for acquisition or removal, and the 16th
year that cultural resource evaluations were provided for transportation planners and engineers seeking
cultural resources assistance on proposed highway
projects. During this period the Highway Archaeology
Program completed a transition from a calendar year
contract agreement with the Iowa DOT to a fiscal year
agreement.
Over the past year the HAP conducted investigations on 51 projects in 28 counties involving Phase IA
(reconnaissance), Phase I (survey), and Phase II (excavation) studies to evaluate project areas and to identify archaeological sites, and to conduct architectural
documentation projects on historic sites. Representative projects completed included surveys for highway
bridge replacements, borrow areas, road widening
and earth slide repairs, and highway intersection
modifications.
During this period cultural resources investigations continued for the U.S. 61 four-lane study corridor in Des Moines and Louisa counties. Beginning
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in Burlington and extending north nearly 18 miles (29
km), this corridor received intensive archaeological
and historic architectural evaluations along four-lane
relocation and bypass alternates covering over 2,100
acres (852 ha). The first study to be completed in early 2012 was an archaeological Phase II report of investigations at four sites that had been recommended
for further testing during previous cultural resource
surveys. Of these, site 13DM999 was recommended
as eligible to the National Register of Historic Places. Investigations at the site included a magnetometer survey, slot trench and test unit excavations, a
controlled surface collection, and shovel testing. The
magnetometer survey detected a number of anomalies, and artifacts were common in both the plowzone and subplowzone. Three chipped stone adzes
in the surface assemblage, considered diagnostic of
Early Archaic period occupations in the upper Mississippi River valley, are similar to a fourth specimen recovered from an earlier Phase I shovel test. Shallowly
buried, the testing results indicate the site contains a
preserved Early Archaic period base camp.
The Phase I archaeological survey covering the
length of the U.S. 61 study corridor was subsequently
completed. Fifty-two previously recorded sites within the corridor were relocated and evaluated. Ninety-one new sites were discovered (Figure 10). Thus
143 sites were investigated, including 102 prehistoric
sites, 15 historical archaeological sites, and 26 with
both historical and prehistoric materials. Of the 143
sites investigated during the survey 139 were considered ineligible for the National Register. One site,
13DM999 described above as eligible for the National
Register, had its boundary modified. Phase II test excavations were recommended at three sites that may
be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places:
13DM1341, 13DM1357, and 13LA701.
The historic architectural survey along U.S. 61 included the evaluation of 80 historic properties in Des
Moines County and three in Louisa County, and 115
modern sites throughout. Ten historic architectural
properties contain buildings that were recommended
as individually eligible to the National Register of Historic Places (Figure 11). One additional property was
evaluated as eligible as a farmstead historic district.
Additional review of nine historic properties identified in previous surveys were reevaluated during the
The procedures developed over
the years and used by the University of Iowa Highway Archaeology Program for cultural resource
identification and evaluation are
in compliance with state and federal regulations and guidelines for
fieldwork, reporting, and curation
of materials. The goals continue to
be to provide the Iowa DOT with
comprehensive archaeological and
historic architectural coverage on
transportation projects, and authoritative cultural resource evaluations
for transportation planners, and to
use this information to expand the
knowledge of Iowa’s rich cultural
Figure 10. Test excavations in progress at prehistoric site 13DM1348 located
heritage.
adjacent to U.S. 61 in Des Moines County. [This was originally Figure 96 in PCR
34(23)].
present survey and were found to be
still eligible to the National Register of
Historic Places. The results of the evaluations of all 198 architectural properties located within the U.S. 61 study
area were detailed in the two-volume
final report.
Elsewhere, a large archaeological
survey was conducted in advance of
an Interstate 80 dual bridge replacement project across the North Skunk
River valley and adjacent uplands in
Jasper County. During the investigations, nine new archaeological sites
were identified, and one Late Woodland site that was recorded by Charles
R. Keyes in 1940 was relocated. The
locations and ages of two existing
farmsteads in the project area were also reported.
After identification and analysis, one buried prehistoric archaeological site, 13JP204, was evaluated as
a potentially significant seasonal hunting or resource
procurement camp that had been preserved in place,
and Phase II archaeological testing was recommended if the site could not be avoided by planned construction.
Figure 11. A ca. 1900 view of the barn on the Herman H.
Miller, Jr., farm in Franklin Township, Des Moines County.
This hewn heavy timber framed Four-Bay Basement Barn
was built in 1874 by Bolen Ping, master craftsman and
significant early settler. It has been recorded as historic
architectural site number 29-03585, and is located at
historic farmstead site 29-03584 along U.S. 61. Owner
Miller is second from right. [This image is from the cover
of PCR 34(17)].
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General Services Division
Curation and Documents Program
By statute the OSA is the State Archaeological Repository for Iowa. The OSA curates collections (artifactual materials and associated documents and
photographs) from the OSA Contract Services Division, private archaeological consulting firms, OSA
research, and from private donations. OSA curates
collections for federal and state agencies including
Rock Island District Corps of Engineers, Kansas City
District Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, General Services
Administration, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and State Historical Society of Iowa. The OSA is
the designated repository for the Charles R. Keyes Archaeological Collection for the State Historical Society
of Iowa and the Paul Sagers Archaeological Collection
for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
The OSA pursues grants in support of efforts to
ensure the long-term care for the collections. In FY
2012 the first phase of the Preservation of Iowa’s Archaeological Photographs grant-funded project was
completed. All of the 52,042 slides and photographs
curated in the State Archaeological Repository at the
OSA were entered into OSA’s ProCite bibliographic database. A total of 20,159 color slides were preserved
through digital scanning. This project was funded by a
State Historical Society of Iowa Historic Resource and
Development Program grant. A proposal for the second phase to scan all of the negatives in the OSA collection was written and successfully submitted.
The OSA maintains in database format (a relational
database for artifactual materials and a bibliographic database for documents) information regarding
the acquisition of collections. In FY 2012, 1,011 artifact collections were newly accessioned into the repository; 575 in the Charles R. Keyes Archaeological
Collection, 275 in the Paul Sagers Archaeological Collection, 99 from projects conducted by private consulting firms, 57 from projects conducted by the OSA
Contract Services Division, 3 from the University of
Iowa Department of Anthropology, and 2 private donations. The total number of accessioned collections
at the end of FY 2012 was 14,279. The documents
bibliographic database holdings have increased from
80,000 records in FY 2011 to 125,000 records in FY
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2012. Over 60 percent of these records are available
digitally. All one-of-a-kind manuscripts and conference papers have been preserved through scanning.
Every article in the Journal of the Iowa Archeological
Society and the Newsletter of the Iowa Archeological
Society from 1951 to 2011 is now scanned and available for purchase on DVD. The goals for the Documents Program are to continue to increase digital
availability of its holdings for greater ease of access
by both scholars and the general public while enhancing preservation.
The OSA tracks the use of both on-site collection
examinations and collection loans. In FY 2012, 238
separate collections were examined including 11 collections in the Charles R. Keyes Collection. The collections were examined by 6 OSA staff members and
7 other researchers. A total of 17 loan agreements
were signed representing 68 separate collections including 8 Charles R. Keyes collections. Collections
were loaned for exhibits, educational programs,
and research. Collections were loaned to OSA staff
and others including Beloit College, Department of
Anthropology; Illinois State Archaeological Survey;
Jones County Conservation; Luther College, Department of Anthropology; Mississippi Valley Archaeological Center University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse; Old
Capitol Museum; University of Iowa Hospitals and
Clinics, Department of Anesthesia; University of Kansas Museum of Anthropology; and Upper Midwest
Archaeology.
Geospatial Program
The Geospatial Program (GEOP) maintains the
Iowa Site File, an inventory of recorded archaeological sites in Iowa. The Iowa Site File consists of a Geographic Information System (GIS) and a relational
database.
GEOP also provides geoarchaeological and GIS
consulting services and conducts GIS and geoarchaeological research. The program derives funding from
(1) University of Iowa general appropriations to the
OSA; (3) fees charged for site records searches and
on-line site file access; and (4) contract- and grantsupported consulting and research in GIS and geoarchaeology. During FY 2012, the program supported 3
positions at 100% FTE.
During FY 2012, GEOP continued to maintain and
disseminate information from the Iowa Site File. A total of 610 site numbers were assigned to newly recorded sites located in 61 different counties. Data
for 447 sites were added to the site file. Most newly
reported sites derive from cultural resource surveys
conducted by professional archaeologists. However,
some were also reported by landowners, amateur archaeologists, and other non-professionals.
As of June 30, 2012, 26,428 archaeological sites
were recorded in the Iowa Site File. Information on
each site is recorded in a relational database and locations are stored in a GIS. The OSA makes extensive
use of the GIS and database to respond to site information requests from a wide variety of planners and
researchers. In FY 2012, the Site Records Manager
conducted 204 data searches for consultants, agencies, and individuals. Searches generated $23,693.68
in revenue to help offset program costs to maintain
the system. The accompanying maps show the location of sites added to the Iowa Site File in FY 2012.
The breakdown of entities consulting the site records
is as follows:
Client Class
Number of
Searches
Academic Research
13
City Government
10
CRM Consultant
45
Developer
52
Engineering/Environmental Consultant
28
Federal Agency
8
Nonprofit Environmental
2
Regional Planner/COG
22
State Agency
18
Student Research
6
Information from the Iowa Site File is also provided on the World Wide Web. The I-SitesPublic internet map server (www.uiowa.edu/~osa/gisatosa)
provides all users with access to maps of all 99 Iowa
counties showing the locations of Public Land Survey sections (ca. 1 x 1 mi) where archaeological sites
have been recorded. A password-protected website
Figure 12. Map of Iowa showing locations of the 205 site searches conducted during FY 2012.
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(iowaisites.com) provides qualified professional archaeologists and their staff with access to more detailed data on archaeological sites. As of the end of
FY 2012, 130 individual users are registered to use ISitesPro, under 23 licenses purchased by individuals,
firms, and agencies. Licenses fees generated $34,725
in revenue to help offset program costs to maintain
the system
During FY 2012, the Geospatial Program received
awards totaling $170,046 for six new geoarchaeological and GIS projects. These include a 3-year National
Science Foundation grant to study the Late Neolithic/
Early Bronze age transition in the Estremadura region
of Portugal. The project is directed by Katina Lillios, UI
Department of Anthropology, with Lillios and GEOP
director Artz serving as co-principal investigators.
Artz was also a recipient of an Archaeology of Portugal fellowship from the Archaeological Institute of
America to continue his spatial analysis of the Late
Neolithic/Early Bronze age mortuary site of Bolores,
Portugal. GEOP was also awarded a subcontract for
GIS, LiDAR, and field research on the Mormon wagon
and handcart trails in Iowa. OSA will partner with a
multiple-agency consortium in this endeavor, which
is funded by the Iowa Department of Transportation
and headed by Pathfinders Resource Conservation
Development, of Fairfield, Iowa. GEOP also received
funding for a brief geoarchaeological investigation of
a possible burial mound in Henry County, Iowa.
GEOP completed work on four externally funded projects awarded in previous FYs. These included
a geoarchaeological overview and draft buried site
standards for South Dakota; a GIS predictive model
for a wind energy transmission line in northern Iowa;
a grant from the National Center for Preservation
Training and Technology (NCPTT) to develop a software tool for detecting prehistoric burial mounds using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR); and Phase
IA and I geoarchaeological surveys along Dubuque
Street, Iowa City, Iowa. Work continued on a geological study of the Whiterock Conservancy in Guthrie
County, Iowa.
Program staff also participated in the GIS and geoarchaeological portions of 12 externally funded projects obtained in FY12 and previous fiscal years by the
OSA General Contracts Program. Geoarchaeological
investigations were at Lake Darling State Park and
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in or near the Iowa cities of Ottumwa, Cresco, Des
Moines, Keokuk, and Glenwood. GEOP assisted GCP
in conducting archaeological surveys for four flood
recovery and mitigation projects, including three on
the University of Iowa campus. Geological advising
was also provided to GCP for the on-going study of
the Palace site near Des Moines. GEOP also conducted LiDAR modeling at Effigy Mounds National Monument as part of an OSA investigation at Effigy Mounds
National Monument, funded by a University of Iowa
internal Social Science Funding Program grant.
Information Technology Program
The ITP works closely with OSA staff members,
UI’s campus-wide Information Technology Systems,
and various vendors to maintain OSA’s computer network and its many components. The ITP handles repairs and upgrades for all OSA information technology
equipment and is responsible for the general health
of the OSA information technology system—performing regular and emergency threat detection, repair,
and removal. Since its inception, the ITP has been the
lead advisor and is instrumental in all aspects of planning and implementing the OSA network system including a regular reassessment of all OSA hardware
and software.
Software and hardware training for the OSA staff
also falls within the responsibilities of the ITP. The
OSA staff is provided with computer training and assistance for all software applications which include
ESRI ArcGIS 10, GPS data processing software, Microsoft Office 2010, Adobe PageMaker CS5, and CorelDRAW Graphics Suite.
The OSA ITP is the department’s source for web
development and maintenance. It manages and
maintains the OSA website which contains over 200
pages of data. ITP also hosts a number of external
web client partners including the National Association of State Archaeologists, Council of Councils
(archaeological professional organizations), the Association of Iowa Archaeologists, and the Iowa Archeological Society pages.
Web development became an increasingly important ITP activity during FY 2012 and significant
progress was achieved on the multi-year project involving upgrading the I-SitesPro web application. The
upgrade should be fully tested and the new access
portal for I-SitesPro is scheduled for release in early
September, 2012.
The ITP also reviews the UI’s IT Policy Survey and
IT Parallel System Audit, participates in the activities
of the UI’s Spam Reduction Team and the Security Review Team, and assists with the Campus Information
Technology Leaders Strategic Security Plan.
During FY 2012, the ITP undertook a number of
major software upgrades. Since the ITP inception in
2001, several large-scale conversions were completed. These conversions include the following:
• The OSA’s social media presence was substantially improved. The Iowa Archaeologist Facebook page has over 350 active viewers looking
for Team Archaeology updates and Iowa Archaeology updates
• Twitter feeds during RAGBRAI and now more
regularly; viewable on the OSA website home
page; 722 followers.
• SQL server installed to support OSA’s served
databases.
• 8 Desktop and 3 notebooks were added to the
extensive Windows 7 64 bit system. The OSA
continued to replace its aging fleet of monitors
with the acquisition of 5 new flat panel LCDs
(24-inch Samsung Syncmaster 2443bwx).
• Website improvements are ongoing. In FY 2012
new pages were added, many focusing on
new research. Many press items were added
throughout the year as streaming video.
• The ITP contributed a large number of photographs that are shared with the public through
the Education and Outreach program.
Publication Division
The OSA continues publication of four scientific
series on Iowa archaeology—Contract Completion
Reports, Project Completion Reports, Reports, and Research Papers—as well as occasional Special Publications, pamphlets, calendars of events, and posters.
During FY 2012, the OSA produced 61 Contract Completions Reports and 19 Project Completion Reports;
these scientific publications are listed in Appendix F.
Several Research Papers are in progress.
Staff members continued their steady contribution of materials to the Newsletter of the Iowa Archeological Society and OSA continues its support for
editing, production, and printing of the Newsletter
as well as the annual Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society. The full-color issues of the Newsletter are
printed by UI Printing Service’s digital press. Electronic publishing via the World Wide Web continued to
grow with the addition of 75 new web pages brings
the total to 837 pages exclusive of linked PDFs. The
OSA website continues to expand on the wide variety
of information related to Iowa archaeology and related subjects relevant to both scholars and the general
public. OSA’s website ranks 15th most visited within
the University domain.
International Endeavors
During FY 2012, Joe Artz continued to work with
Katina Lillios, UI Department of Anthropology, on the
analysis of materials from Bolores, a Late Neolithic
through early Bronze Age mortuary site in Portugal.
Artz was also a recipient of an Archaeology of Portugal fellowship from the Archaeological Institute of
America to continue his Bolores site spatial analysis.
Shirley Schermer and Artz continued their international involvement with Kosova related to student
exchanges and assistance with attempts to establish a
Department of Archaeology and Physical Anthropology at the University of Prishtina.
GCP Director, Melody Pope, conducted pilot research on lithic use wear for a collaborative research
project on Neolithic life in Turkmenistan.
Staff Leadership Service and
Awards
In addition to their active participation as members of boards, commissions, or committees (Appendix E), several OSA staff members received awards
and served leadership roles in public and professional
service during FY 2012.
Lynn Alex served as the Iowa Co-coordinator for
Project Archaeology, a national public education program. She is also the Education Committee Co-chair
for the Iowa Museum Association Board.
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Joe Artz served as the Chairperson of the Iowa
Statemap Advisory Committee and was appointed
Adjunct Instructor with the UI Department of Anthropology.
John Doershuk continued service to the UI Research Council, serving as chair of the Authorship
Policy Subcommittee. He was reappointed for the
2011–2012 academic year as Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology. Doershuk
was appointed the Treasurer of the Midwest Archaeological Conference, Inc.
Alan Hawkins served as Treasurer for the Iowa Archeological Society.
Dan Horgen served as Treasurer of the Association
of Iowa Archaeologists.
Stephen Lensink was reappointed for the 2011–
2012 academic year as Adjunct Assistant Professor in
the Department of Anthropology.
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Carl Merry was appointed by the State Historic
Preservation Office as Professional Archaeologist to
the State of Iowa National Register Nominations Review Committee. In June 2012 Carl received the Governor’s Volunteer Award from Governor Branstad in
recognition for “outstanding volunteer service” to the
State of Iowa for his work on the State Nominations
Review Committee.
Michael Perry continued service as Editor of the
Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society.
Melody Pope was reappointed for the 2011–2012
academic year as Adjunct Assistant Professor in the
Department of Anthropology.
Shirley Schermer continues to serve as Adjunct Instructor with the Department of Anthropology, and
served as the Iowa Co-coordinator for Project Archaeology, a national public education program.
Review of Fiscal Year 2012 Annual Work Plan
Accomplishments
The FY 2012 Annual Work Plan for the OSA set 15
specific objectives, all partially or completely accomplished, to be achieved during the fiscal year. These
objectives address particular goals as set forth in
OSA’s five-year strategic plan for 2010–2016:
1. Participate in the On Iowa! orientation program
for incoming students and offer a fall 2011 Firstyear Seminar honors section entitled “Archaeology” [13 students enrolled] which engages
participating students in current research at
the OSA and Macbride Hall (Anthropology and
Museum of Natural History) archaeological laboratories.
2. Sponsor a community-wide open house at the
OSA celebrating the new Sagers Collection Exhibit and the OSA’s remodeled repository facilities [ca. 135 attended].
3. Utilize OSA resources to offer undergraduate
and graduate students research and employment opportunities including as volunteers,
work-study students, research assistants, and
interns, and mentor graduate students in Anthropology working on a Master’s degree specialization in CRM archaeology [see Table 8].
4. Complete archaeological and osteological services for the identification, excavation, and
analyses of unmarked burials from a nineteenth century historic cemetery in Dubuque
while continuing to provide high quality statewide osteological services to law enforcement
5.
6.
7.
8.
personnel as needed [fieldwork extended,
completed, and report in progress].
Utilize funding secured from the NPS National
Center for Preservation Technology and Training as well as internal UI grant programs (AHI
and SSFP) to build on existing OSA strengths
using LiDAR, GIS, and high accuracy field mapping technologies to prepare a fall 2012 NEH
Collaborative Research Program grant submission that extends OSA’s program of research
on ancient landscapes and burial mounds [in
progress].
Initiate the first year of the funded SAFETEA-LU
Transportation Enhancement Grant Program
award “Bringing the Glenwood Culture to Iowans: Research, Publication, and Engagement
on Archaeological Sites Excavated by The Iowa
Department of Transportation” including OSA
web development on the Portal to Iowa’s Past
[successfully initiated, will extend thru FY 2013
and FY 2014].
Develop Iowa Archaeology Month 2012 plans
to continue significant statewide impact and
contribute to the recognition of UI and OSA as
leaders in preserving and investigating Iowa’s
past [completed].
Modernize I-SitesPro in order to improve web
and server-side security; enhance clients’ experience through improved interfaces and query
capabilities; and upgrade web and database
components to comply with current technol-
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ogy [partially completed and project extended
into FY 2013].
9. Encourage OSA staff participation in continuing recent successes in mentoring Iowa undergraduate students in ICRU-funded research
and increase OSA’s visibility to undergraduate
students as a resource for mentored research
opportunities [see Table 8].
10. Pursue CLG-funded field research investigations
at the Amanas-area Patterson Trading Post site
(13IW261), including involvement of interested
UI students, Meskwaki and other tribal members, and Iowa Archeological Society members
[fieldwork successfully completed].
11. Undertake comprehensive archaeological
survey of Iowa’s largest archaeological state
preserve (Glenwood) as an example of community-engaged research including involvement
of area high school student interns [project initiated in FY 2012, on-going].
12. Continue current OSA involvement with the
Bolores, Portugal project in collaboration with
the UI Department of Anthropology [NSF funding secured] and continue initiatives in international cooperative research including
lithic microwear (Turkmenistan) and osteological (Kosovo) projects [successful].
13. Initiate collaboration with UI Press regarding
possible book projects featuring Iowa archaeology including development of an outline
[completed] for a volume on the Palace Site
(13PK966) extending OSA’s research program
on hunter-gather studies; and an archaeological guide to discoveries across Iowa [book underway].
14. Submit for publication at least 10 journal articles and book chapters, including to peer-reviewed journals, and continue contributions to
online websites and Wikis to improve the dissemination of information about the significance and value of Iowa’s past [see Appendix
D].
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15. Organize the 2nd Upper Midwest Lithics Conference, to be held at the University of Iowa
hosted by OSA and involving the Pentacrest
Museums, to extend OSA’s program on lithic studies [conference held February 23rd and
24th].
Summary
The OSA continued its wide-ranging research, education, and service programs during FY 2012 with
broad-based involvement by the OSA staff. In addition to the above noted accomplishments are the following highlights:
• An Arts & Humanities Initiative-funded one
week conference utilizing the Obermann Center facility for a group of 12 participants representing UI, Beloit and Luther colleges, the
Ho-Chunk Nation, and the National Park Service to intensively consult on the theme, “Mapping Ancient Burial Mounds.”
• Iowa Archaeology Month 2011: featuring
the booklet Archaeology on the Road that
took word of Iowa’s archaeological heritage
to communities and riders along the route of
RAGBRAI, July 23–30, 2011 as well as to the annual Meskwaki Powwow in Tama, Hooverfest
in West Branch, Wickiup Hill Native American
Day, Palo and the Heritage Day at Wildcat Den
State Park near Muscatine, as well as presentations at individual communities around the
state (see Appendix B for details).
• National Historic Landmark nomination of the
Davis Oriole Earthlodge site, Mills County; drafting of a National Historic Landmark nomination
for the Kimball Village site, Plymouth County;
drafting of a National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Glenwood Archaeological District, Mills County; and submission of the
National Register of Historic Places nomination
for Fort Atkinson, Winneshiek County.
Fiscal Year 2013: Plans and Prospects
In FY 2013 the OSA will continue energetically
pursuing research, outreach and engagement, and
service activities throughout Iowa, the surrounding
region, and internationally. In the process, the OSA
will continue implementation of its current strategic
plan (see Appendix A).
The OSA for FY 2013 has established 18 specific
objectives which reflect the goals identified in OSA’s
Strategic Plan: 2010–2016. These objectives are designed to focus OSA staff energy toward contributing
to UI’s efforts to be a leading public research university while cost-efficiently maximizing the development,
dissemination, and preservation of knowledge of Iowa’s human past. The specific objectives are:
1. Offer a fall 2012 First-year Seminar honors section entitled “Archaeology” which engages participating students in current research at the
OSA and Macbride Hall (Anthropology and Museum of Natural History) archaeological laboratories.
2. Engage in an intensive community engagement
project with the Lyon County Historical Society
designed to promote preservation of the Blood
Run National Historic Landmark.
3. Utilize OSA resources to offer undergraduate
and graduate students research (e.g. ICRU) and
employment opportunities including as volunteers, work-study students, research assistants,
and interns, and mentor graduate students in
Anthropology (especially those working on a
Master’s degree specialization in CRM archaeology).
4. Complete archaeological and osteological reporting for the identification, excavation, and
analyses of unmarked burials from a nineteenth century historic cemetery in Dubuque
while continuing to provide high quality statewide osteological services to law enforcement
personnel as needed.
5. Continue building on OSA strengths in LiDAR,
GIS, and high accuracy field mapping technologies to prepare a NEH Collaborative Research
Program grant submission that extends OSA’s
program of research on ancient landscapes and
burial mounds.
6. Complete the first and initiate the second year
of the funded SAFETEA-LU Transportation Enhancement Grant Program award “Bringing
the Glenwood Culture to Iowans: Research,
Publication, and Engagement on Archaeological Sites Excavated by The Iowa Department of
Transportation” including further OSA web development of the Portal to Iowa’s Past.
7. Conduct a national search for a Director of Education and Outreach to replace retiring director
Lynn Alex.
8. Continue to conduct high quality archaeological, architectural history, osteological, and geospatial research for regional, national and international grant and contract-funded sponsors.
9. Complete modernization of I-SitesPro to improve web and server-side security; enhance
clients’ experience through improved interfaces and query capabilities; and upgrade web and
database components to comply with current
technology.
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10. Pursue State of Minnesota funding for a project
involving application of LiDAR and GIS technologies in documenting and preserving ancient
burial mounds.
11. Offer a UI Spring Semester course through the
Department of Anthropology, Cultural Resource
Management (CRM) Archaeology: Practice and
Practicalities, to graduate and advanced undergraduates students to enhance their understanding of CRM and employment opportunities as consulting archaeologists.
12. Engage in the development of a concept plan/
master plan for the Loess Hills Archaeological
Interpretive Center as part of a team of partners contracted by the LHAIC Board of Directors.
13. Continue current NSF-funded OSA involvement
with the Bolores, Portugal project in collaboration with the UI Department of Anthropology.
14. Continue initiatives in international cooperative research including lithic microwear and osteological (e.g., Kosovo) projects.
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15. Continue collaboration with UI Press regarding
completion of an archaeological guide to discoveries across Iowa.
16. Submit for publication at least 10 journal articles and book chapters, including to peerreviewed journals, and continue contributions
to online websites and Wikis to improve the
dissemination of information about the significance and value of Iowa’s past.
17. Organize the exhibit, Conflict on the Iowa Frontier: Perspectives on the War of 1812, in conjunction with UI Pentacrest Museums and UI Library Special Collections for fall 2012 to spring
2013 featuring OSA’s research at the Fort Madison (13LE10) battlefield.
18. Serve as partner to the 2013 Obermann Center Graduate Institute on Engagement and the
Academy to share OSA’s extensive engagement
practices.
Acknowledgements
I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to
all OSA staff members for their considerable effort
in assisting with the preparation of this annual report. In particular, special thanks to: Lynn Alex, Joe
Artz, Angela Collins, John Cordell, Mary De La Garza,
John Doershuk, Linda Langenberg, Steve Lensink, Carl
Merry, Melody Pope, and Shirley Schermer. Any errors or omissions are mine.
Amy L. Pegump,
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Budget for Fiscal Year 2012
The OSA budget for FY 2012 totaled $2,501,457.
Of this total, $545,644 (21.8 percent) consisted of UI
General Education Fund (GEF) appropriations for salaries, benefits, general operating expenses, and safety equipment (Tables 1 and 2). The majority of OSA
funding for FY 2012 (78.2 percent) was derived from
sponsored projects, fees, contributions, gifts, and UI
Research Incentive and other non-GEF support (Tables
1, 3–5). The HAP contract with the Iowa DOT accounted for the greatest single source of non-GEF support,
amounting to 50.3 percent of all non-GEF money and
39.3 percent of total OSA funding for FY 2012. During
FY 2012 the HAP annual contract completed a transition from a calendar year contract agreement with
the Iowa DOT to a fiscal year agreement. New funding for sponsored research other than the HAP contract totaled $623,949 for FY 2012. The number of
full- and part-time employees for all programs during
FY 2012 totaled 98. (Table 7, Figure 15).
Figure 13 and Table 1 show OSA annual budget
totals from FY 1987 through FY 2012. Funding from
UI appropriations has increased steadily, if unevenly, through most of this period. The majority of the
growth in GEF funding reflects annual raises to UI
staff as authorized by the Board of Regents as there
has been relatively little change through the years
at OSA in the number of GEF-supported positions.
Downward fluctuations reflect, for example, temporary periods of transition between directors resulting
in fewer salary and fringe benefit dollars being allocated to the office while the position went unfilled.
Significant changes include the loss of OSA’s Editor
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as a GEF-supported position in the early 1990s and
more recently (2010) reduced GEF support for the
OSA Osteologist to 35 percent and Director positions
of the Education and Outreach and Geospatial programs, both reduced to 50 percent GEF.
Beginning in FY 1999, the OSA benefited from
steady, if modest growth (1.5 to 6 percent yearly)
through FY 2004. The relatively volatile changes in
funding from FY 2004 through FY 2008 reflect an extended period of transition between directors, a pattern that stabilized beginning with FY 2008. National
economic turmoil resulted in a response by state government to reduce UI GEF support for FY 2010, a cut
which was temporarily buffered by a one-year-only
allocation of American Recovery and Restoration Act
funding. The full impact of this cut was reflected in
the decreased GEF support experienced by OSA in FY
2011. For FY 2012, GEF support increased slightly, returning funding to approximately the level of support
provided in FY 2008.
As Table 1 and Figure 13 document, funding received by OSA from external (non-GEF) sources has
greatly increased over the past two decades. In 1987
for each $1 of GEF support received, the OSA typically generated $2 of non-GEF support. For the period FY 1992 through FY 2012, OSA has consistently
achieved a six-fold return on GEF investment, with
several years exceeding an eight-fold return.
Figure 14 further illustrates the positive financial
impact of OSA’s presence at UI. Since FY 1996, OSA
has generated and returned to UI $7,100,944. These
FY 2012 marked the seventh year (and third in
the last five) when OSA-generated F&A returns to UI
exceeded the unit’s GEF allocation. OSA’s projected
funding from external grant and contract sources appear stable for FY 2013. Several large-scale grant-and
contract-funded projects are underway which will
yield significant new research data on Iowa archaeology and the opportunity for substantial public outreach, both in keeping with OSA’s primary mission.
funds are required “Facilities and Administrative”
(F&A) costs collected as part of externally-funded
projects undertaken by OSA in its role as a UI research
department. This amount equals 91.5 percent of the
total UI GEF support received by OSA since 1996. Average net cost per year measured as GEF allocation
offset by F&A costs generated by OSA and recouped
by UI for the 17-year period is just $38,560.
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
OSAgenerated
external
funding
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
University of Iowa
$0
Fiscal Year
Figure 13. Office of the State Archaeologist funding levels, Fiscal Years 1987–2012.
$700,000
$600,000
University of Iowa
GEF
$500,000
$400,000
OSA F&Agenerated
funds for UI
$300,000
$200,000
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Fiscal Year
Figure 14. Comparison of UI General Education funding (GEF) allocation with Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs
generated for UI through OSA grant and contract activity, Fiscal Years 1996–2012.
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Table 1. Office of the State Archaeologist Budgets, Fiscal Years 1987–2012
University
Fiscal
of Iowa GEF
Year
Support1
Research
Incentive
Funds2
Gifts and
Fees and
Return on
4
Contributions
Endowments3
Grants and
Contracts5
Total
% Non-GEF
Support
1987
$166,378
—
—
—
$343,814
$510,192
67.4
1988
$180,450
—
—
—
$381,611
$562,061
67.9
1989
$218,321
—
—
—
$746,440
$964,761
77.4
1990
$250,721
—
—
$3,392
$758,115
$1,012,228
75.2
1991
$241,892
—
—
$20,666
$1,032,124
$1,294,682
81.3
1992
$231,763
—
—
$4,828
$1,355,345
$1,591,936
85.4
1993
$248,162
—
—
$3,925
$1,503,660
$1,755,747
85.9
1994
$255,391
—
—
$995
$1,860,710
$2,117,096
87.9
1995
$273,846
—
—
$3,442
$1,815,692
$2,092,980
86.9
1996
$302,603
—
—
$9,599
$2,143,301
$2,455,503
87.7
1997
$343,630
$9,227
—
$4,874
$1,792,913
$2,150,644
83.6
1998
$423,937
$16,108
—
$5,750
$3,044,573
$3,490,368
87.4
1999
$379,304
$10,249
—
$16,551
$2,726,245
$3,132,349
87.6
2000
$388,748
$13,614
—
$14,288
$3,085,581
$3,502,231
88.5
2001
$395,735
$12,336
—
$41,569
$3,531,186
$3,980,826
89.7
2002
$408,102
$15,346
—
$50,414
$3,791,216
$4,265,078
90.1
2003
$434,657
$15,495
$100
$35,966
$2,551,074
$3,037,292
85.2
2004
$465,291
$13,756
$370
$58,244
$2,589,257
$3,126,918
84.7
2005
$458,501
$14,834
$60
$101,250
$2,357,860
$2,932,505
83.9
2006
$492,868
$14,933
$60
$51,872
$2,474,091
$3,031,824
83.2
2007
$444,831
$14,176
$6,200
$81,653
$3,876,329
$4,423,189
89.5
2008
$543,708
$17,838
$10,006
$203,489
$3,471,418
$4,246,459
86.5
2009
$581,252
$23,276
$2,520
$376,553
$3,622,303
$4,605,904
87.4
2010
$560,044
$22,115
$2,756
$195,048
$2,854,434
$3,634,397
84.6
2011
$526,065
$16,751
$6,624
$320,615
$3,577,491
$4,447,546
88.2
2012
$545,644
$22,549
$1,519
$324,342
$1,607,403
$2,501,457
78.2
Safety equipment contributions by the UI are not included for any year prior to FY 2007, nor are they available for
these years.
1
Research Incentive funds first became available in FY 1997.
2
Amounts for gifts are not available for FY 1987 through FY 2002. Gifts include return on the UI Foundation’s endowment funds for the Office of the State Archaeologist (Table 3).
3
Amounts for fees and contributions are not available for Fiscal Year 1987 through FY 1989. Totals for FY 1990 through
FY 2000 and FY 2002 do not include GIS and Site Records fees, and totals for FY 1990 through FY 1999 do not include
Burials Program fees.
4
Grants and contracts generated the following Facilities and Administration returns for the University of Iowa: FY2012,
$593,395; FY2011, $534,829; FY 2010, $440,829, FY 2009, $532,334, FY 2008, $580,886; FY 2007, $469,414; FY 2006,
$373,047; FY 2005, $392,968; FY 2004, $390,363; FY 2003, $361,995; FY 2002, $407,757; FY 2001, $403,836; FY 2000,
$324,627; FY 1999, $358,258; FY 1998, $269,706; FY 1997, $423,888; FY 1996, $242,812.
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Table 2. University of Iowa General Education Fund
Support for OSA Operations, Fiscal Year 2012
Salaries
$378,923
Fringe Benefits
$145,886
General Expenses
$14,791
Safety Equipment
$1,552
General Expenses, Burials Program
$4,492
Total
$545,644
Table 3. Gifts and Return on Endowments,
Fiscal Year 2012
Midwest Archaeological Fund
$1,519
Total
$1,519
Table 4. Funding Received from Fees and
Contributions, Fiscal Year 2012
Burials Program
Curation Services Program*
Education and Outreach Program
Geospatial Program
Publications Program
Total
$207,295
$64,149
$6,847
$45,281
$770
$324,342
* Includes return on the endowment fund held by the
UI for the Office of the State Archaeologist.
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Table 5. Funding Received for Sponsored Research and Services, Fiscal Year 2012
Project By Program
County
Award
Education and Outreach Program
REAP-CEP on behalf of Loess Hills Project Archaeology workshop (Golden Hills
RC&D)
Mills County Community Cultural Grant on behalf of Archaeology Camp (Golden
Hills RC&D)
UI VP (Iowa Archaeology 2012)
Grant Wood AEA (PA workshop at Wickiup Hill)
State Historical Society of Iowa (Let's Celebrate)
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum (PA Workshop 2012)
The Science Center of Iowa
City of Ft. Atkinson
Mills
$3,300
Mills
$3,829
Statewide
Linn
Statewide
Johnson
Polk
Jefferson
(Wisconsin)
$3,000
$550
$629
$466
$534
$1,218
Subtotal
$13,526
General Contracts Program
DNR: Ingram and High Lakes Dewatering Structures Phase I
GSS: Rolling Hills Communications: South Cumberland
GSS: Marshalltown C Tower Phase I Review
Earlham Savings Bank
DNR: Buck Creek Culvert 1
DNR: Buck Creek Culvert 2
Pine Lake State Park
DNR: Clear Lake State Park Gas Line
DNR: Lake Anita State Park Shower Replacement
DNR: Union Grove State Park Kiosk
Google-The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: Glenwood Borrow Assessment
GSS: US Cellular: Adelphi 760869 (V11561) Phase I
GSS: US Cellular: Brooklyn DT 760873 (V11505)
GSS: US Cellular: Afton Cell Tower 438356 (V11506) Phase I
GSS: US Cellular: Garwin 760875 (V11504) Phase I
GSS: I wireless/Rolling Hills Communications: Cumberland 087-0024(V12605)
Phase I
GSS: US Cellular: Greene II Cell Tower Phase I
GSS: Casey Mutual Tele Company: Creston #018-0020 (V12600) Phase I
Meskwaki Nation: Travel Plaza 2012-114 Phase I
Dubuque County Historical Society: Dubuque Shipyard Mechanical Stripping
Monitoring
Western Cultural Resource Management INC: DM VA Medical Center Phase IA
DNR: Lake Darling State Park Trail Renovation, Road And Cabin Construction Phase I
DNR: Wapsipinicon State Park Water Lines Phase I
DNR: Lake Darling State Park Bike Trail Phase I
DNR: Lake Darling State Park Parking Lot Phase I
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Emmet
Cass
Marshall
Dallas
Hamilton
Hamilton
Hardin
Cerro Gordo
Cass
Tama
Mills
Polk
Poweshiek
Union
Tama
Cass
$2,678
$1,300
$250
$250
$250
$250
$250
$250
$250
$250
$3,078
$1,500
$1,500
$1,500
$1,300
$1,300
Floyd
Union
Tama
Dubuque
$1,300
$1,300
$4,011
$3,603
Polk
Washington
Jones
Washington
Washington
$3,403
$3,725
$3,072
$2,957
$2,957
Table 5, Continued. Funding Received for Sponsored Research and Services, Fiscal Year 2012
Project By Program
County
Award
DNR: Mini-Wakan State Park Parking Lot Expansion Phase I
DNR: Pleasant Creek SRA Campground Improvements Phase I
DNR: Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Campground Improvements Phase I
DNR: Maquoketa Caves State Park Water Line Phase I
DNR: Springbrook State Park Lift Station and Sewer Line Phase I
DNR: Stone State Park Sewer Improvements Phase I
DNR: Springbrook State Park Roadway Realignment and Borrow Area Phase I
DNR: Rice Lake State Park Pit Latrine Phase I
DNR: Backbone State Park 2 Kiosks Construction Project Phase I
DNR: Lacey-Keosauqua State Park Trail Construction
DNR: Backbone State Park Road Improvements Phase I Survey
DNR: Lake MacBride State Park Kiosk Phase I
DNR: Geode State Park Rain Gardens And Kiosk
DNR: Big Creek State Park Rain Gardens And Kiosk
DNR: Lake Wapello State Park Rain Gardens And Kiosk
DNR: Lake of Three Fires State Park Rain Gardens And Kiosk
DNR: Viking Lake State Park Kiosk
DNR: Emerson Bay SRA Kiosk
DNR: Nine Eagle State Park Kiosk
DNR: Stone State Park Kiosk
DNR: Bellevue State Park Trail Rerouting
DNR: Prairie Rose State Park Rain Gardens And Kiosk
DNR: Kellerton WMA Building Construction (Letter Assessment)
IDALS: Mines Hoenig 4 AML Phase I
Dubuque County Landfill
Polk County Conservation: Brown's Woods Parking Lot (Letter Assessment)
DNR: Boone Waterworks Dam Project Phase I
City Of Minburn: Wastewater Treatment System Upgrade Phase
DNR SRF: Marble Rock Phase I
IDALS: Wetland Flo971736C Stonecypher Phase I
IDALS: Wetland Flo971527D Peters/Hoyer Phase I
IDALS: Wetland Mitigation Han972326A Roenfanz Site Phase I
IDALS: Wetland Mitigation Web883022B Lex Site Phase I
IDALS: Wetland Management Robey Site Sto842303B Phase I
IDALS: Wetland Management Good Site B00842518D Phase I
DNR: Mini-Wakan State Park Parking Lot Expansion Phase II Site 13DK143
NPS Cooperative Agreement: Blood Run NHL Assessment
Dickinson
Linn
Van Buren
Jackson
Guthrie
Woodbury
Guthrie
Winnebago
Delaware
Van Buren
Delaware
Johnson
Henry
Polk
Davis
Taylor
Montgomery
Dickinson
Decatur
Woodbury
Jackson
Shelby
Ringgold
Van Buren
Dubuque
Polk
Boone
Dallas
Floyd
Floyd
Floyd
Hancock
Webster
Story
Boone
Dickinson
Lyon Co.(Iowa)
and South
Dakota
Iowa
Washington
Johnson
$2,826
$2,631
$2,587
$2,352
$2,231
$1,987
$1,804
$1,659
$1,526
$1,435
$1,317
$986
$250
$250
$250
$250
$250
$250
$250
$250
$250
$250
$250
$1,727
$3,481
$250
$1,576
$4,500
$3,876
$4,970
$4,743
$4,547
$4,547
$4,513
$4,472
$34,765
$20,946
CLG Grant: Amana Land Use District Patterson Trading Post Investigation
DNR: Lake Darling State Park Geoarchaeological Investigation for Dredging Areas
City of Coralville: Clear Creek Greenbelt Trail Phase 5B Phase I
$12,133
$5,428
$5,100
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Table 5, Continued. Funding Received for Sponsored Research and Services, Fiscal Year 2012
Project By Program
County
Award
DNR: Littleton Dam Replacement Phase I
DNR: Lake Darling State Park Renovations, Utilities, Cabins, Campground Phase I
DNR: Lake Darling State Park Shoreline Survey Phase I
DNR: Emerson Bay Recreation Area Campground Renovations Phase I
Community-Engaged Archaeology: Tracking Land, Time and Traditions at Blood Run
DNR: Coon Creek WMA Bank Stabilization Project Phase I
Van Buren County: Bridge Replacement On Flatrock Creek Phase I
City Of Ottumwa: North Basin Sewer Phase I
IDALS: Wetland Dal802627D Minton (2) Phase I
IDALS: Wetland Mitigation Pocahontas_2 Poc903105B Poppen Site Phase I
Buchanan
Washington
Washington
Dickinson
Lyon
Winneshiek
Van Buren
Wapello
Dallas
Pocahontas
$5,308
$8,850
$7,949
$5,561
$12,500
$6,871
$5,066
$14,500
$7,651
$6,605
IDALS: Wetland Management Hoffman Site Gre823217A Phase I
Greene
IDALS: Wetland Management Sticker Site Flo971621B Phase I
IDALS: Wetland Mitigation Cla943506C Crew Site Phase I
IDALS: Wetland Mitigation Poc923113B Pederson Site Phase I
IDALS: Wetland Management Gibbs Site Gru871703B Phase I
IDALS: Wetland Mitigation Naig Site Pal973236A Phase I
IDALS: Wetland Management Johnson Site Cla963720B Phase I
DNR: Coon Creek WMA Bank Stabilization And Power Dam Mound Site 13WH128
Archaeological Investigation Phase II
UI: Mayflower Residence Hall Flood Mitigation Geoarchaeological Investigation
UI: Geoarchaeological Investigation of Proposed Iowa Advanced Technology
Laboratory Flood Mitigation Project
WRA: NMO Phase 17 Segment 3 Yaw Property Monitoring and Segments 5 and 6 SE
2nd Street Phase I and Monitoring
Subtotal
Floyd
Clay
Pocahontas
Grundy
Palo Alto
Clay
Winneshiek
Geospatial Program
Northeast Missouri Electric Power Company, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
Iowa Mormon Wagon Trails and Handcart Trail Historic Resource Inventory and
Enhancement Planning. (subcontract to prime contractor Pathfinders Resource
Conservation Development, Inc.)
Assessing the Role of Ecological Change on Economic and Demographic
Transformations Between the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age in the Sizandro
River Valley, Portugal (NSF in collaboration with UI Department of Anthropology)
Whiterock Conservancy Geology Project
Archaeology of Portugal Fellowship (Archaeological Institute of the Americas)
Archaeological Modeling for the Proposed Rock Island Clean Line, Iowa Corridors
Subtotal
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Johnson
Johnson
Polk
$6,528
$6,289
$6,027
$5,951
$5,901
$5,751
$5,121
$69,998
$2,226
$2,919
$52,586
$440,347
Henry
Iowa
$1,300
$55,000
Portugal
$85,000
Guthrie
Portugal
~20 counties in
Northern Iowa
$8,140
$6,600
$14,006
$170,046
Table 5, Continued. Funding Received for Sponsored Research and Services, Fiscal Year 2012
Project By Program
County
Highway Archaeology Program
Iowa DOT: Highway Archaeology Program Annual Contract, 2012
(reflects January 1 – June 30, 2012; contract changed to fiscal year)
Grand Total
Statewide
Award
$983,454
$1,607,403
Note: DOT = Department of Transportation; GPS = Global Positioning System; USC = US Cellular; FSA = Farm Service
Agency; GSS = Groundwater Service and Supply, Inc.; DNR = Iowa Department of Natural Resources; WRA = Wastewater
Reclamation Authority; NPS = National Park Services; HUD = Housing and Urban Development; IDALS = Iowa Department
of Agriculture and Land Stewardship; WMA = Wildlife Management Area; SRA = State Recreation Area; SSFP = Social
Science Funding Program; USDA = U.S. Department of Agriculture; CSSSF = Combined Sewer Solids Separation Facility;
ASAC = Area Substance Abuse Council; AML = Abandoned Mine Land; CREP = Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program.
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Figure 15. OSA FY 2012 Organizational Chart.
Table 6. Permanent Staff Members, Fiscal Year 2012
Name
Title
Dominique Alhambra Collections Management Assistant
Division
Funding
%FTE
General Services
University/external
100
50
Lynn Alex
Education and Outreach Program
Director
General Services
University/external
Mark Anderson
Project Archaeologist
Contract Services
external
100
Joe Artz
Geospatial Program Director
General Services
University/external
100
Richard Carlson
Architectural Historian
Contract Services
external
100
Angela Collins
Project Archaeologist
Contract Services
external
100
James Collins
Project Archaeologist
Contract Services
external
100
John Cordell
Repository Manager
General Services
University/external
100
Mary De La Garza
Systems Administrator
Contract Services
external
100
John Doershuk
Director, State Archaeologist
General Services
University
100
Colleen Eck
Site Records Manager
General Services
University/external
100
Alan Hawkins
Project Archaeologist
Contract Services
external
100
John Hedden
Project Archaeologist
Contract Services
external
100
Daniel Horgen
Assistant Project Archaeologist
Contract Service
external
100
Marlin Ingalls
Architectural Historian
Contract Services
external
100
Linda Langenberg
Professional Departmental Assistant
General Services
University
100
Stephen Lensink
Associate Director
General Services
University
100
Robin Lillie
Skeletal Biologist
Research
University/external
100
Carl Merry
Highway Archaeology Program
Director
Contract Services
external
100
Blane Nansel
Project Archaeologist
Contract Services
external
100
Amy Pegump
Research Administrator
General Services
University/external
100
Michael Perry
Project Archaeologist
Contract Services
external
100
Cynthia Peterson
Project Archaeologist
Contract Services
external
100
Melody Pope
General Contracts Program Director
Contract Services
external
100
Eloise Ramirez
Project Archaeologist
Contract Services
external
100
Melanie Riley
GIS Specialist
Contract Services
external
100
Shirley Schermer
Burials Program Director
Research
University
100
Maria Schroeder
Assistant Architectural Historian
Contract Services
external
100
W. Lane Shields
Project Archaeologist
Contract Services
external
100
William Whittaker
Project Archaeologist
Contract Services
external
100
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Table 7. Complete Roster of Employees, Fiscal Year 2012
Name
Lynn Alex
Dominique Alhambra
Mark Anderson
Joe Artz
Jeffrey Bacon
Eleisha Barnett
David Bartlett
Richard Beckley
John Bergholz
Gretchen Borkowkis-Chupp
Ross Byers
Richard Carlson
Tarey Carter
Cynthia Charlton
Warren Chen Davis
Carrie Christman
Christopher Chroninger
Brooklyn Colbert
Angela Collins
James Collins
Jenna Coppola
John Cordell
Matthew Cretzmeyer
Joseph DeAngelis
Mary De La Garza
Julia DeSpain
Reed Dilley
John Doershuk
Brian Drake
Timothy Dutcher
Colleen Eck
Montel Edgar
Robert Flagg
Elizabeth Fox
Nicole Geske
John Hall
Andrew Halper
Abigail Harrah
Chérie Haury-Artz
Alan Hawkins
John Hedden
Heather Henderson
Daniel Horgen
Katherine Hove
Julie Howe
Marlin Ingalls
Katelyn Ingersoll
Bryan Kendall
Hannah Scates Kettler
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Primary Role
Staff
Staff
Staff
Staff
HAP assistant, Ames
HAP PCR digitation
GCP crew
HAP crew
GCP crew
HAP crew
Work study, Archives
Staff
HAP crew
Presenter
HAP crew
GCP crew
GCP crew
Work study, Burials
Staff
Staff
Lab assistant
Staff
GCP crew
Burials crew
Staff
Lab/Archives assistant
Burials and GCP crew
Staff
HAP assistant, Ames
HAP crew
Staff
HAP crew
IT assistant
GCP crew
Burials crew
GIS assistant
Work study, IT
Burials crew
Lab assistant
Staff
Staff
Work study, Archives
Staff
Student, Burials
GCP crew
Staff
Work study, Burials
GCP crew
HAP crew
FY 2012 Annual Report
Name
Kurtis Kettler
Caitlin Keusch
Anna Kopecky
Anson Kritsch
Philip Kurz
Heidi Lack
Linda Langenberg
Calvin Lehman
Stephen Lensink
Catherine LiaBraaten
Robin Lillie
Jennifer Mack
Elizabeth Macken
Daniel McCullough
Carl Merry
Elizabeth Miller
Sara Moore
Meridyth Morgan
Blane Nansel
Adam Newman
Elizabeth Niec
Brendon O’Leary
Amy Pegump
Michael Perry
Cynthia Peterson
Melody Pope
Eloise Ramirez
Christy Rickers
Melanie Riley
Brian Ross
Megan Rooth
Bernard Rovetto
Teresa Rucker
Shirley Schermer
Michele Schoenfeld
Maria Schroeder
Rebecca Sexton
Lane Shields
Logan Shoemaker
Suzanna Sieren
Levi Smith
Mark Stokesberry
James Strachan
Jennifer Sweet
Anton Till
Kevin Verhulst
William Whittaker
Alex Woods
Samuel Yeates
Primary Role
GCP crew
GCP crew
GCP crew
GCP crew
Cornell intern; GCP crew
GCP assistant
Staff
GCP crew
Staff
Cornell intern; GCP crew
Staff
Burials crew
Work study, Burials
GCP crew
Staff
HAP crew
Burials crew
GCP crew
Staff
GCP crew
GCP crew
HAP crew
Staff
Staff
Staff
Staff
Staff
GCP crew
Staff
Burials and GCP crew
HAP crew
GCP crew
Archives assistant
Staff
presentation
Staff
Work study, Lab
Staff
GCP crew
Lab assistant
GCP crew
Student, Lab
HAP crew
HAP crew
GCP crew
GCP crew
Staff
HAP crew
GCP/HAP crew
Table 8. Students Participating in OSA Activities, Fiscal Year 2012
Name
Affiliation
Major
Year
Program
Ross Byers
U of I
English
Senior
Archives
Brooklyn Colbert
U of I
Anthropology
Senior
Burials
Andrew Halper
U of I
Mechanical Engineering
Senior
IT
Heather Henderson
U of I
English
Senior
Archives
Katelyn Ingersoll
U of I
Anthropology
Senior
Burials
Elizabeth Macken
U of I
Anthropology/Business
Senior
Burials
Rebecca Sexton
U of I
Anthropology
Freshman
Lab
Student employees:
Student employees (completing degree requirements using OSA resources):
Philip Kurz
Cornell
Anthropology
Junior
Catherine LiaBraaten
Cornell
Anthropology
Junior
Student employees (other):
Robert Flagg
Kirkwood
Finance
Freshman
IT
Elizabeth Fox
U of I
Education
Post BA
Archives
Rebecca Hove
U of I
Spanish
Junior
Burials
Elizabeth Niec
U of I
Anthropology
Senior
GCP
Mark Stokesberry
U of I
Anthropology
Senior
Lab
Alex Woods
U of I
Anthropology
Grad Student
HAP
Appendices
Appendix A:
Office of the State Archaeologist
Strategic Plan 2010–2016
John F. Doershuk
Director and State Archaeologist
Vision
Mission
The Office of the State Archaeologist aspires to be
a nationally recognized archaeological research center emphasizing interdisciplinary excellence.
The mission of the Office of the State Archaeologist is to develop, disseminate, and preserve knowledge of Iowa’s human past through archaeological
research, scientific discovery, public stewardship, service, and education.
Core Values
In addition to supporting the core values stated
in Renewing The Iowa Promise: “Great Opportunities—Bold Expectations” The Strategic Plan for The
University of Iowa 2010–2016, the Office of the State
Archaeologist is guided by the Society for American Archaeology’s Principles of Archeological Ethics.
These principles are embodied in seven commitments: stewardship, outreach, publication, preservation, training, accountability, and professionalism.
As a nationally recognized research center, the Office of the State Archaeologist promotes a dynamic
intellectual environment, energetic student and public engagement, and advanced research. We actively
contribute to the University’s mission and goals. Intellectual and cultural vitality is the foundation of a
healthy research organization, and the Office of the
State Archaeologist is dedicated to engaging multiple constituencies. Our mission fosters a diverse and
vibrant learning environment, enhancing research,
teaching, and public service.
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GOAL 1:
Create a learning experience about the human
past that enriches the lives of undergraduates and
helps them to become well-informed individuals, lifelong learners, engaged citizens, and productive employees and employers.
(Strategic Priority: Undergraduate student success)
• Increase the visibility and awareness of educational opportunities offered by the Office of the
State Archaeologist (OSA) among the University
student population.
• Attract a student population to the University
and OSA through outreach and mentoring programs for high school students.
• Enhance affordability and promote effective
year-round learning opportunities by offering
student internships, work-study positions, and
summer work opportunities.
• Provide undergraduates with high-quality learning experiences through independent study opportunities at introductory and specialized levels
leading to honors theses.
• Provide field schools and laboratory research
projects that incorporate interdisciplinary studies and/or international collaborations.
GOAL 2:
Promote graduate and professional student participation in OSA research through cooperation with
University graduate and professional programs.
(Strategic Priority: Graduate and professional student success)
• Explore and develop major interdisciplinary research topics related to archaeology domestically and internationally.
• Participate in cross-disciplinary graduate degree
programs with other University departments
and programs.
• Recruit graduate students from University departments and programs to work on OSA projects.
• Provide research opportunities for graduate students through access to OSA’s extensive document and material collections.
• Conduct long-term archaeological projects with
funded research opportunities for graduate and
post-graduate scholars.
GOAL 3:
Strengthen and expand OSA partnerships with
public constituencies to advance understanding and
appreciation about the human past and stewardship
of archaeological resources and showcase the societal benefits of archaeological research and teaching
for the citizens of Iowa.
(Strategic Priority: Better futures for Iowans; Strategic initiative: Public outreach and civic engagement)
• Expand partnerships with K–12 educators to
promote diversity learning in Iowa history.
• Enhance lifelong learning opportunities and professional development on campus and via distance learning through partnerships between
the OSA and other University departments.
• Sponsor public field schools in conjunction with
OSA research or projects conducted by other
partners.
• Promote OSA’s public engagement programs
and educational opportunities through television, radio, Internet, and print media.
• Produce and distribute self-guided tour brochures and regional guidebooks to publicly-accessible sites and facilities.
• Engage external partners to enhance archaeological stewardship and foster economic development and heritage tourism.
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• Organize occasional conferences on archaeological and native studies topics, invite public and
tribal participation, and prepare conference proceedings for peer-reviewed publication.
GOAL 4:
Recognize and illuminate the human diversity inherent in the past as manifested in the archaeological
record and use that record for greater inclusion and
participation of professionals and the public.
(Strategic Priorities: Knowledge and practice,
Student success; Strategic Initiatives: Internationalization and diversity, Public outreach and civic
engagement)
• Encourage new and highlight existing research
that illustrates the diverse peoples in Iowa’s archaeological record.
• Continue OSA’s national leadership role in the
respectful treatment of ancient human remains.
• Encourage the Regents’ institutions and statewide college communities to use OSA resources
in faculty and student research.
• Contribute to developing a network of university-based partners supporting cultural heritage
research endeavors, especially with the American Indian and Native Studies Program and Museum Studies Program.
• Involve interested American Indians in Iowa archaeological investigations.
• Fulfill statutory obligations in maintaining the
Burials Program, the State Archaeological Repository, and the State Archaeological Site File
on behalf of the public interest.
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GOAL 5:
Strengthen the OSA’s intellectual and cultural vitality within the University, Iowa, and nationally.
(Strategic Priority: Knowledge and practice, Better
futures for Iowans; Strategic Initiatives: Efficiency
and effectiveness, Scholarly inquiry and creative
work, Internationalization and diversity)
• Attract and retain exceptional staff through competitive compensation and professional development support.
• Maintain and enhance gender and ethnic diversity opportunities.
• Provide an environment where innovation, flexibility, and collaboration are encouraged and rewarded.
• Market the OSA’s excellence through peer-reviewed publications, large research projects,
high-quality cultural resource management, and
excellent customer service.
• Direct resources to existing and emerging programs based on their centrality to the OSA’s mission and potential for sustained excellence.
• Secure new resources and financial support
through philanthropic venues and enhance support for staff in securing internal and external
grant funding.
• Maintain and extend stewardship of OSA collections through continued participation within the
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Iowa Archeological Society, Linn
County Conservation, Office
of the State Archaeologist
Iowa Archeological Society, Linn
County Conservation, Office
of the State Archaeologist
Office of the State Archaeologist Glenwood, Mills
Office of the State Archaeologist Lewis, Cass
Office of the State Archaeologist Homestead, Iowa
Council for British Archaeology
and others
Golden Hills RC&D
Alex, Lynn, John Doershuk, Mark
Anderson
Alex, Lynn, John Doershuk, Mary
De La Garza, John Hall, Kevin
Verhulst, Alan Hawkins, Mark
Anderson
Alex, Lynn, John Doershuk, Mary
De La Garza
Alex, Lynn, John Doershuk, Mary
De La Garza, Chérie HauryArtz, Amy Pegump
Alex, Lynn
Alex, Lynn
Thurman, Fremont
Internationally
Toddville, Linn
Toddville, Linn
Palo, Linn
Toddville, Linn
MidAmerican/
Monsanto,
Muscatine
Alex, Lynn, John Doershuk
Big Sand Mound Preserve,
Muscatine
Anderson, Mark
February 16, 2012
December 3, 2011
Date
September 11,
2011
July 29, 2011
July 29,2011
July 24, 2011
July 23, 2011
July 6, 2011
July 5, 2011
July 1-8, 2011
July 6-8, 2011
June 16, 2012
UI Geoscience Dept., March 28, 2012
Johnson
Iowa Archeological Society
Quaternary Brown Bag
Anderson, Mark
Weber Elementary,
Johnson
Alex, Lynn, John Doershuk,
Chérie Haury-Artz
Iowa City Boy Scouts
Anderson, Mark
McFarland Park,
Story
Wickiup Hill, Linn County
Conservation, Office of the
State Archaeologist
Story County Conservation
Anderson, Mark
Location / County
Alex, Lynn, Chérie Haury-Artz,
Diane Moritz
Sponsor
Staff Member
Hills and Heritage Festival: Earthlodge
Dwellers of the Loess Hills
Day of Archaeology
Iowa Archaeology Month: Team
Archaeology Exhibit
Iowa Archaeology Month: Team
Archaeology Exhibit
Iowa Archaeology Month: RAGBRAI Expo
IC Summer Campers
WHOLC day campers at volunteer field
school
Volunteer field “school”
Project Archaeology Teacher Workshop
Big Sand Mound Field Day: An
Archaeological Tour of Prehistory in the
Big Sand Mound Preserve
Office of the State Archaeologist’s Lithic
Raw Material Assemblage
Flint Knapping Demonstration
Artifact Roadshow
Topic
Appendix B:
Public Audio-Visual Presentations, Fiscal Year 2012
20
1000s
100–200
500
1500
100
13
34
11
20
20
35
40
Attendance
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Pioneer Grist Mill
Iowa Valley RC&D
Mississippi River National
Museum and Aquarium
State Historical Society of Iowa
Office of the State Archaeologist Iowa City, Johnson
UI Speakers’ Bureau: Melrose
Meadows
Kirkwood Community College
Office of the State Archaeologist Iowa City, Johnson
Wickiup Hill Learning Center
Alex, Lynn, Chérie Haury-Artz,
Mark Anderson
Alex, Lynn
Alex, Lynn
Alex, Lynn, Chérie Haury-Artz
Alex, Lynn, John Cordell, John
Doershuk, Chérie Haury-Artz,
Mark L. Anderson
Alex, Lynn
Alex, Lynn
Alex, Lynn
Alex, Lynn
Location / County
Alex, Lynn, Chérie Haury-Artz
UI Museum Studies Class
UI Speakers’ Bureau: Methwick
SDPB Radio: Dakota Midday
Nebraska Indian Community
College
Mills County School District
Old Fort Madison
Alex, Lynn
Alex, Lynn
Alex, Lynn
Alex, Lynn, Cherie Haury-Artz,
Cal Lehman, Anson Kritsch,
Kurtis Kettler, Hannah Scates
Alex, Lynn, Brendan Alex, Julie
Hoyer
Ft. Madison, Lee
Glenwood, Mills
Macy, NE
Sioux Falls, SD
Cedar Rapids, Linn
Iowa City, Johnson
Waterloo, Black
Hawk
Winterfest
Alex, Lynn
Alex, Lynn
Iowa City, Johnson
Alex, Lynn, Dominique Alhambra, Workplace Learning Connection
Colleen Eck, Chérie Haury-Artz
Toddville, Linn
Meskwaki
Settlement, Tama
Iowa City, Johnson
Des Moines, Polk
Dubuque, Dubuque
Marengo, Iowa
Muscatine,
Muscatine
Des Moines, Polk
Sponsor
State Historical Society of Iowa
Staff Member
May 28, 2012
May 7-8, 10-11,
2012
April 10, 2012
April 3, 2012
March 28, 2012
March 21, 2012
January 25, 2012
November 30,
2011
November 29,
2011
November 28,
2011
October 12, 2011
October 11, 2011
October 8, 2011
October 4, 6-7,
2011
September 22,
2011
September 21,
2011
September 17,
2011
September 14,
2011
Date
Archaeology at Ft. Madison (Memorial to
soldiers killed at Ft. Madison)
Glenwood Archaeology Camp
Archaeology and Native Oral History
The Kimball Village
The Last Ioway Village
Intercultural Sensitivity
The Last Ioway Village
Job shadowers
Wickiup Hill Summer 2011 Archaeology
Project
Iowa City Home School Tour
Danish Students Field Trip on Native
Americans
Recent Discoveries in Iowa Archaeology
Sagers Open House
Let’s Celebrate Archaeology
Prehistory of the Upper Mississippi River
IVS Byway and Corridor Management
Plan
Heritage Days
Let’s Celebrate Archaeology Training Day
Topic
Public Audio-Visual Presentations, Fiscal Year 2012, Continued
40
175
10
10,000
30
21
60
8
16
3
20
20
200
200
0
6
200
25
Attendance
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West Branch, Cedar
Iowa City, Johnson
Herbert Hoover Presidential
Museum and Library
Alex, Lynn, Cherie Haury-Artz,
Diane Moritz, Lane Shields
Lyon County Kiwanis Club
VoiceAmerica Radio Interview
University Triangle Club
Loess Hills Archaeological
Interpretive Center annual
executive board meeting
Iowa Archeological Society
annual fall meeting
Iowa City Public Library
City of Coralville
Office of the State Archaeologist RAGBRAI Route:
Glenwood to
Davenport
Des Moines Science Center
Keokuk Tourism Bureau
Doershuk, John
Doershuk, John
Doershuk, John
Doershuk, John
Doershuk, John
Fox, Elizabeth, Anna Kopecky
Fox, Elizabeth, Chérie Haury-Artz
Hall, John, Kevin Verhulst, Alan
Hawkins, Mark Anderson
Haury-Artz, Cherie
Haury-Artz, Chérie, Michael
Perry, Kevin Verhulst
Haury-Artz, Chérie , Elizabeth Fox Hooverfest
Whiterock Conservancy Bioblitz
Artz, Joe, Cherie Haury-Artz
West Branch, Cedar
Keokuk, Lee
Des Moines, Polk
Coralville, Iowa
Iowa City, Johnson
Osage, Mitchell
Glenwood, Mills
Iowa City, Johnson
national
Inwood, Lyon
Coon Rapids, Carroll
Coon Rapids, Carroll
First Year Seminar field trip
Whiterock Conservancy Bioblitz
Artz, Joe Alan
Artz, Joe, Cherie Haury-Artz
Glenwood, Mills
Mills County Historical Museum
Alex, Lynn, Cherie Haury-Artz,
Gail Lundeen, Wynema Morris
Location / County
Sponsor
Staff Member
August 6, 2011
January 21-22,
2012
June 10, 2012
July 23-July 30,
2011
January 22, 2012
July-September,
2011
September 24,
2011
January 24, 2012
February 19, 2012
March 7, 2012
May 2, 2012
June 9, 2011
June 8, 2011
October 2, 2011
June 20-22, 2012
June 4-6, 2012
Date
Outreach Tent exhibits
Display, artifact identification, Native
American toys and games, and flint
knapping demonstration
Walk Back Through Time with 3 classes
Iowa Archaeology Month: RAGBRAI
Winterfest display about Edgewater Park
site
Archaeology Exhibit, Children’s’ Library,
ICPL
Wickiup Hill IAS/Office of the State
Archaeologist Archaeology Project:
Excavations at 13LN85
Glenwood Archaeology: The Way
Forward
The Palace Site (13PK966): A Central Iowa
Prehistoric Community
Digging for Fun and Profit:
Commercialization of Archaeology in
Mass Media—The Impact of Cable TV
on Archaeology's Image
The Blood Run Archaeological Site
(13LO2/39LN2) National Historic
Landmark
Archaeology/Geology field trip
Archaeology/Geology field trip
Geoarchaeological field trip in City Park
Project Archaeology Teacher Workshop
Project Archaeology Teacher Workshop
Topic
Public Audio-Visual Presentations, Fiscal Year 2012, Continued
250
150
35
900
50
100s
40
60
30
10,000
35
15
17
20
35
12
Attendance
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Wickiup Hill Native American
Culture Day
Pine Creek Grist Mill Heritage
Days
Iowa Public Television ICN
Classes
Taproot After School Program
Taproot Afterschool Program
Wilton Elementary School
University of Iowa Museum of
Natural History
University of Iowa Belin-Blank
Center
Grant Wood Area Educational
Agency
Iowa City Public Library (also
televised)
Iowa City Public Schools ELP
Program
Iowa Public Television – ICN
Classes
Clear Creek Amana High School
Office of the State Archaeologist Iowa City, Johnson
Brownbag Series
Haury-Artz, Chérie
Haury-Artz, Chérie, Lynn Alex,
Mark Anderson, Julie Hoyer
Haury-Artz, Chérie
Haury-Artz, Chérie
Haury-Artz, Chérie
Haury-Artz, Chérie
Haury-Artz, Chérie
Haury-Artz, Chérie
Haury-Artz, Chérie
Haury-Artz, Chérie
Haury-Artz, Chérie
Haury-Artz, Chérie
Hawkins, Alan
Hedden, John
August 11-13,
2011
Date
September 17,
2011
Outreach Tent exhibits
Outreach Tent exhibits
Outreach Tent exhibits
Topic
Tiffin, Johnson
Groups in Ottumwa
(Wapello)and Des
Moines (Polk)
Coralville, Johnson
Iowa City, Johnson
Cedar Rapids; Linn
Iowa City, Johnson
Iowa City, Johnson
Wilton, Muscatine
Heritage Preserve,
Iowa City, Johnson
Office of the State
Archaeologist,
Johnson
February 17, 2012
November 16-17,
2011
November 9, 2011
October 10, 2011
September 29,
2011
October 18, 2011
November 19,
2011
November 15,
2011
November 14,
2011
October 3, 2011
September 25,
2011
Central Plains Tradition Smoking Pipes
in Iowa: If Only for One Brief Shining
Moment Beyond It All.
Prehistory of North America and Iowa
Modern Methods in Archaeology
Interpreting Artifacts – Earthlodge
Activity
Pre-School Story Time “Mammoth Hunt”-
Thinking Like an Archaeologist
WINGS class: Native American Prehistory
in Iowa
Docent training – ideas for elementary
school students in Iowa Hall
Thinking like an Archaeologist
Ice Age hunting and atlatl throwing
Tour of Office of the State Archaeologist
North Hall, Iowa City, September 9, 2011 All About Archaeology – An Introduction
Johnson
to Archaeology
Wildcat Den State
Park, Muscatine
Wickiup Hill Outdoor August 27, 2011
Learning Center,
Toddville, Linn
Tama Settlement,
Tama
Meskwaki Powwow
Haury-Artz, Chérie, Eleisha
Barnett, Elizabeth Fox, Anna
Kopecky , Carolanna Artz
Location / County
Sponsor
Staff Member
Public Audio-Visual Presentations, Fiscal Year 2012, Continued
40
100
15
4
65
32
8
12
60
9
9
61
250
500
200
Attendance
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Forensic Anthropology
Continuing Education class
State Historic Preservation
Office
State Historic Preservation
Office
Marengo Public Library
Meskwaki Museum and Iowa
Valley RC&D
National Park Service
Sioux City Public Museum
Peterson, Cynthia
Peterson, Cynthia
Peterson, Cynthia
Peterson, Cynthia
Peterson, Cynthia
Peterson, Cynthia
University of Iowa Forensic
Anthropology Class
Lillie, Robin , Jennifer Mack
Lillie, Robin , Jennifer Mack
Office of the State Archaeologist Iowa City, Johnson
Brownbag Series
Lillie, Robin , Jennifer Mack
University of Iowa Forensic
Anthropology Class
Loras College
Lillie, Robin , Jennifer Mack
Lillie, Robin , Jennifer Mack
Robert Lucas Elementary School
Kendall, Bryan
Sioux City, Plymouth
Washington, D.C.
Meskwaki
Settlement, Tama
Marengo, Iowa
Dubuque, Dubuque
Dubuque, Dubuque
Office of the State
Archaeologist,
Johnson
Office of the State
Archaeologist,
Johnson
Office of the State
Archaeologist,
Johnson
Dubuque, Dubuque
Iowa City, Johnson
Iowa City, Johnson
Robert Lucas Elementary School
Kendall, Bryan
Location / County
Sponsor
Staff Member
October 5, 2011
November 8, 2011
November 16,
2011
April 16, 2012
June 8, 2012
June 8, 2012
November 29,
2011
Historic Archaeological Sites of the Ioway
Tribe.
Presentation in Support of the
Nomination of the Davis Oriole Lodge
Site as a National Historic Landmark
The Patterson Trading Post and the New
Corridor Management Plan for the
Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
The Patterson Trading Post
Presentation in Support of the
Multiple Property Submission,
Historic Resources of the Ho-Chunk
(Winnebago) Removal to the Neutral
Ground, onto the National Register of
Historic Places
Presentation in Support of the
Nomination of the Fort Atkinson onto
the National Register of Historic Places
Bone Where There’s Not Supposed to
Be Any: The Dubuque Third Street
Cemetery
Bone Where There’s Not Supposed to
Be Any: The Dubuque Third Street
Cemetery
Bone Where There’s Not Supposed to
Be Any: The Dubuque Third Street
Cemetery
November 15,
2011
April 10, 2012
Bone Where There’s Not Supposed to
Be Any: The Dubuque Third Street
Cemetery
Bone Where There’s Not Supposed to
Be Any: The Dubuque Third Street
Cemetery
Careers in Science
What’s for lunch? : Prehistoric Diet in
Iowa
Topic
November 4, 2011
March 4, 2012
January 5, 2012
February 9, 2012
Date
Public Audio-Visual Presentations, Fiscal Year 2012, Continued
35
40
35
40
40
40
23
25
35-40
50
90
25
40
Attendance
50
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Des Moines, Polk
Cedar Falls, Black
Hawk
Golden Hills RC&D
Iowa Engineering Society
Iowa Archeological Society
Central Iowa Mineral Society
Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning
Center
Des Moines Science Center Café
Scientifique
Iowa Archeological Society
Spring Meeting
Peterson, Cynthia
Pope, Melody K.
Pope, Melody K.
Pope, Melody
Pope, Melody K.
Pope, Melody K. (with John
Doershuk, Joe Allen Artz,
William E. Whittaker, Shirley
Schermer, Howard Crow Eagle,
Robin Lillie, Angela Collins,
Kurtis Kettler, Hannah Scates)
Pope, Melody (with William
Whittaker, Angela Collins,
Kurtis Kettler, Hannah Scates,
Anson Kritsch, Leslie Bush)
TOTAL
Toddvillle, Linn
State Preserves Advisory Board
Peterson, Cynthia
Location / County
Peterson, Cynthia
Des Moines, Polk
Osage, Mitchell
Urbandale, Polk
Glenwood, Mills
Iowa City, Johnson
Dubuque, Dubuque
Sponsor
Mississippi River Museum
Staff Member
May 12, 2012
March 6, 2012
March 8, 2012
January 6, 2012
September 24,
2011
October 19, 2011
July 14, 2011
September 22,
2011
September 29,
2011
Date
Total (taking highest number for each)
On-Going GIS Study at the Palace Site: A
Middle Archaic Settlement on the Des
Moines River
Urban Archaeology in Metropolitan Des
Moines (also filmed by Iowa Public
Television and later broadcast).
The Palace Site (13PK966): A Central
Iowa Prehistoric Community
The 2011 Excavations at the Palace Site
2011 Excavations at the Palace Site
2011 Archaeological Investigations at the
Palace Site, Des Moines, Iowa
Ongoing Archaeological Survey at the
Glenwood State Preserve.
Update on Archaeological Work at
the Glenwood Archaeological State
Preserve
Where Two Cultures Meet: Europeans
and Native Americans.
Topic
Public Audio-Visual Presentations, Fiscal Year 2012, Continued
28,434
60-70
100
10
60
40
40
35
30
5
Attendance
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Conference
Iowa Museum Association
Winterfest: IACCBE Workshop
Statewide Preservation
Conference
Everyone Made Stone Tools:
Exploring Methodology in
Lithic Analysis Conference
held at Brown University
Everyone Made Stone Tools:
Exploring Methodology in
Lithic Analysis Conference
held at Brown University
Upper Mississippi River
Hazardous Spills
Coordination Group
Midwest Archaeological
Conference
Society for American
Archaeology Annual
Meeting
Plains Anthropological
Conference
Flint Hills Conference
Society for American
Archaeology
Staff Member
Alex, Lynn
Alex, Lynn
Alex, Lynn, John Doershuk,
Shirley Schermer
Anderson, Mark
Anderson, Mark, Daniel Horgen
Artz, Joe Alan
Doershuk, John, William
Whittaker, Joe Alan Artz,
Cynthia Peterson
Doershuk, John, William
Whittaker, Joe Alan Artz,
Cynthia Peterson
Hedden, John
Hedden, John
Hedden, John, Daniel Horgen
Memphis, TN
Emporia, KS
Tucson, AZ
Memphis, TN
Lacrosse, WI
Moline, IL
Providence, RI
Providence, RI
Decorah
Waterloo
Des Moines
Location
Considering Cultural and Historical Resources in
Upper Mississippi River Valley Planning and
Response
The UI Lithic Raw Material Assemblage: An Online
Resource for Archaeological Studies of Debitage
and Chipped Stone Tools
Analyzing Lithic Debitage Assemblages with the
Assistance of SPSS, Statistical Programming for
Social Scientists
Burials and Iowa’s Prehistoric Past
Last Ioway Village
Getting the Word Out: Marketing Your
Educational Resources
Paper Title
Investigating the Archaeological Context of the
Original Fort Madison (13LE10) Battlefield and
Black Hawk’s Ravine
April 21, 2012
April 6, 2012
Steed Kisker-Nebraska Phase Cultural
Relationships in the Glenwood Locality: The
Mississippian View from Western Iowa
Smoking Pipes at Central Plains Tradition Sites
East of the Missouri River: A Review of the
Collections from the Glenwood Locality
October 29, 2011 Smoke Beyond the Water: Central Plains Tradition
Pipes East of the Missouri River
April 19, 2012
October 13, 2011 The Archaeological Context of the Original Fort
Madison Battlefield and Black Hawk’s Ravine
(13LE10)
April 24, 2012
October 14-15,
2011
October 14-15,
2011
April 27, 2012
January 24 2012
October 18 2011
Date
Appendix C:
Papers Presented at Professional Meetings, Fiscal Year 2012
52
FY 2012 Annual Report
Conference
Midwest Bioarchaeology
and Forensic Anthropology
Association
Midwest Archaeological
Conference
American School of Oriental
Research 2011 Annual
Meeting
2012 Lithic Workshop at UI
Society for American
Archaeology
Midwest Archaeological
Conference
Plains Anthropological
Conference
Winterfest: IACCBE Workshop
Statewide Preservation
Conference
American Association of
Physical Anthropologists
Midwest Archaeological
Conference
Society for Historical
Archaeology Annual
Meeting
Staff Member
Lillie, Robin
Pope, Melody (with Anson
Kritsch)
Pope, Melody (with Maria
Starzmann)
Pope, Melody (with William
E. Whittaker, Angela Collins,
Kurtis Kettler, Anson Kritsch,
Sam Yeates, Hannah Scates,
Mark Anderson, Daniel
Horgen)
Pope, Melody (with Anson
Kritsch)
Peterson, Cynthia, Anton Till,
Steven DeVore
DeVore, Steven, Cynthia
Peterson, Anton Till
Schermer, Shirley, Robin Lillie
Schermer, Shirley, John
Doershuk, Lynn Alex
Eddie, Diane, Shirley Schermer
Whittaker, William
Whittaker, William, John
Doershuk, Joe Alan Artz,
Cynthia Peterson
Baltimore, MD
Lacrosse, WI
Portland, OR
Decorah, IA
Waterloo
Tucson, AZ
Lacrosse, WI
Memphis, TN
Iowa City
California
Lacrosse, WI
Normal, IL
Location
Bone Where There‘s Note Supposed to be Any:
The Dubuque Third Street Cemetery
Paper Title
Situating Chipped Stone Tool Use at the Koster
Site: A Beginning
The 2011 Palace Site Excavations: Exploring
Communities of Practice with Fine-Scale Data
Analyses and GIS-based Approaches
Situating “Situational Technologies”: A
Microwear Study on a Small Sample of Stone
Tools from Fistikli Höyük
Significance of the University of Iowa-Stanford
Collection
Ancient Burial Sites: Their Legal Protection and
Long-Term Management
Ancient Burial Mounds: Their History, Legal
Protection, and Long-Term Management
January 5, 2012
Locating Black Hawk's Ravine: The Defeat of Fort
Madison in the War of 1812
October 13, 2011 Overview: When the American Frontier Stalled
along the Upper Mississippi, 1804–1832
April 14, 2012
April 27, 2012
January 24 2012
October 29, 2011 Geophysical Investigations of the Iowaville Site,
13VB164, Van Buren County, Iowa
October 13, 2011 Archaeology at Iowaville, the 1760–1820 Báxoje
(Ioway) Village on the Des Moines River
April 22, 2012
February 24,
2012
November 2011
October 13, 2011 Hidden in Stone: Plant Processing with Chert
Implements in the Prehistoric Midwest
October 8, 2011
Date
Papers Presented at Professional Meetings, Fiscal Year 2012, Continued
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Article or Chapter Title
Report on the Second Biennial Lithic Raw material Workshop
What’s the Point
What’s the Point
What’s the Point
Hidden in Stone: Identifying Use-wear Traces on Lithic Tools
Analysis and commentary on Charles R. Keyes’ “Shall Iowa Have
National Monuments?”
Magnetic Survey of the Iowaville Site in Southeastern Iowa, USA
Review of Healey, F., Campbell, S., and Maeda, O. (eds.), The
State of the Stone: Terminologies, Continuities, and Contexts in
Near Eastern Lithics. Studies in Early Near Eastern Production,
Subsistence, and Environment 13
Review of Birmingham, Robert A., Spirits of the Earth: The Effigy
Mound Landscape of Madison and the Four Lakes
Newsletter of the Iowa Archeological
Society 62(1):2–3
The Missouri Archaeologist 72:77–114 Results of Archaeological Investigations at Site 23PI294 in
Northeastern Missouri
Book reviews: Practicing Archaeology: An Introduction to Cultural
Resources Archaeology, Thomas W. Neumann and Robert M.
Sanford (second edition), and Cultural Resources Archaeology: An
Introduction, Thomas W. Neumann, Robert M. Sanford, and Karen
G. Harry (second edition)
Journal or Book
Plains Anthropologist 56:88–91
Newsletter of the Iowa Archeological
Society 61(2):4
Newsletter of the Iowa Archeological
Society 61(3 and 4):12
Newsletter of the Iowa Archeological
Society 62(1):6–7
Newsletter of the Iowa Archeological
Society 62(1):1
Journal of the Iowa Archeological
Society 58:35–45
International Society for
Archaeological Prospection
Newsletter
Neo-Lithics 2/11 The Newsletter of
Southwest Asian Neolithic Research
Midcontinental Journal of
Archaeology
Staff Member
Anderson, Mark
Collins, Angela (lead author),
Melody Pope (contributing
author)
Doershuk, John
Horgen, Daniel
Horgen, Daniel
Horgen, Daniel
Kritsch, Anson
Perry, Michael
Peterson, Cynthia (with
Steven Devore, Anton Till)
Pope, Melody
Schermer, Shirley
Appendix D:
Publications Appearing in Print, Fiscal Year 2012
Spring 2012
March 2012
November
2011
2011
Spring 2012
Spring 2012
Fall and
Winter 2011
Summer 2011
2012
March 2012
Spring 2012
Publication
Date
54
FY 2012 Annual Report
Article or Chapter Title
The 15-km Hypothesis for the Spatial Boundaries of Late Prehistoric
Glenwood Earthlodges in Southwest Iowa
The Des Moines Library Fountain Rises Again, Now Integral Part of
the World Food Prize Building
Excavating Des Moines' First Paved Street
Journal or Book
Newsletter of the Iowa Archeological
Society 61(2):6, 9
Newsletter of the Iowa Archeological
Society 61(3 and 4):2–3
Newsletter of the Iowa Archeological
Society 62(2):2–3
Staff Member
Whittaker, William
Whittaker, William (with
Cindy Nagel)
Whittaker, William
Publications Appearing in Print, Fiscal Year 2012, Continued
Summer 2012
Fall and
Winter 2011
Summer 2011
Publication
Date
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Iowa State Preserves
Advisory Board
UI-AHI Grant Review
Committee
Journal of the Iowa
Archeological Society,
editorial board
Board of Directors, Plains
Anthropological Society
State Map Advisory Board of Neal Smith Wildlife
Iowa Geological and Water
Refuge
Survey
Alex, Lynn
Alex, Lynn
Alex, Lynn
Artz, Joe
Artz, Joe
Tucson, AZ
N.A.
Iowa City
Varies—Iowa
Bozeman, Mt and
others
Project Archaeology
Leadership Team
La Crosse, WI
Varies Iowa
Alex, Lynn
Iowa Museum Association
Education Committee CoChair
Alex, Lynn
Muscatine
Mississippi Valley
Archaeology Center, Inc.
Board of Directors
Big Sand Mound Preserve
Board
Anderson,
Mark
Meeting Location
Alex, Lynn
Board/Commission/
Committee Name
Staff Member
Advises the Iowa DNR on acquisition, dedication, and management of
state preserves
Uses scientific inquiry to foster understanding of past and present
cultures; improve social studies and science education and
literacy; and enhance citizenship education to help preserve our
archaeological legacy. Leadership Team provides advice and general
guidance to the national program
The mission of MVAC, Inc. is to foster research, education and
preservation of archaeological resources in the Upper Mississippi
Valley region through sponsorship of the Mississippi Valley
Archaeology Center at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Provide quality training and development to Iowa museum
professionals and volunteers, advocate for support of Iowa’s
museums, and build a strong community of museums and museum
supporters in Iowa
The Big Sand Mound Nature Preserve is jointly owned by Monsanto
and MidAmerican Energy Company, has a dedicated team
of employees and community members, demonstrates the
commitment to environmental education, ecological restoration
and has the potential to serve as a model for other land stewards
Goal/Mission of Organization
September 4,
2011
Oct. 26, 2011
As needed
Advise survey on projects for proposals to United States Geological
Survey’s Statemap geological mapping program
Contributes to the functioning of the organization
Advises editor on journal publication issues as needed
April 17 and 19, Select projects to receive AHI funding
2012
quarterly
Annually
Quarterly
Variable
Bi-annually
Date
Appendix E:
Service as a Board, Commission, or Committee Member, Fiscal Year 2012
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Des Moines
Iowa City
Comprehensive Statewide
Preservation Plan Update
Committee
Iowa City
Perry, Michael
Iowa Archeological Society,
Treasurer
Hawkins, Alan
N.A.
Iowa Archeological Society,
Journal editor
Register of Professional
Archaeologists
Doershuk,
John
Iowa City
Perry, Michael
University Research Council
Doershuk,
John
Iowa City
Des Moines and
Dubuque
Iowa Archeological Society,
Ex Officio
Doershuk,
John
IAS Board meeting
Field School Certification Committee
Publications Waiver subcommittee
IAS Board meeting
Board position; preparation for three-year term as Treasurer
Independent review board providing oversight to multiple on-going
investigations concerning cultural resources compliance issues
Advises editor on publication issues as needed
Assist in development of the next iteration of the Statewide
Preservation Plan
Goal/Mission of Organization
IAS Board meeting
Review and approve nominations for archaeological and architectural
properties for listing on the National Register of Historic Places;
review and approve archaeological and historic preservation grant
applications
February 7 and Assist in development of the next iteration of the Statewide
May 24, 2012
Preservation Plan
April 7, 2012
4 times
annually
March 31, 2012 Promote Iowa archaeological research; develop and refine guidelines
and June 2,
for archaeological research; coordinate parties interested in or
2012
concerned about Iowa archaeology
April 7, 2012
As needed
4 times per
semester
April 7, 2012
October 14,
2011
La Crosse, WI
State Nominations Review
Committee, State
Historical Society of Iowa
Midwest Archaeological
Conference, Inc.,
Treasurer-elect
Doershuk,
John
variable
As needed
February 7,
2012
Date
Varies
Merry, Carl
Effigy Mounds National
Monument Review Board
Doershuk,
John
N.A.
Varies—Iowa
Editorial Board, American
Archaeology Magazine
Doershuk,
John
Des Moines
Meeting Location
Horgen, Daniel Association of Iowa
Archaeologists, Treasurer
Comprehensive Statewide
Preservation Plan Update
Committee
Board/Commission/
Committee Name
Doershuk,
John
Staff Member
Service as a Board, Commission, or Committee Member, Fiscal Year 2012, Continued
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Project Archaeology national Varies
advisory team
SAA Public Education
Committee
DIG magazine Advisory
Board
West Branch Main Street
Design Committee
City of West Branch
Preservation Commission
Ad hoc committee to enroll West Branch, UI
School of Urban
in the Certified Local
and Regional
Government program, City
Planning
of West Branch and the
West Branch Main Street
Board, West Branch Heritage West Branch
Foundation
Schermer,
Shirley
Schermer,
Shirley
Schermer,
Shirley
Shields, Wm.
Lane
Shields, Wm.
Lane
Shields, Wm.
Lane
Shields, Wm.
Lane
West Branch
West Branch
N.A.
Varies
N.A.
Journal of the Iowa
Archeological Society,
editorial board
Schermer,
Shirley
Varies—Iowa
Meeting Location
Archaeological advisor, Iowa
State Preserves Advisory
Board
Board/Commission/
Committee Name
Schermer,
Shirley
Staff Member
Advises as needed
Advises editor on journal publication issues as needed
Advises the Iowa DNR on archaeological issues associated with
acquisition, dedication, and management of state preserves
Goal/Mission of Organization
Advises editor on journal publication issues as needed
Once or twice
monthly
Monthly
Quarterly and
as needed
Operate the West Branch Heritage Foundation Museum for the
community. To this end, I authored a successful matching grant for
$10,000 from the Community Foundation of Cedar County and a
successful matching grant for $30,000 from Main Street Iowa
Preserve the shared historical heritage of West Branch in partnership
with the State of Iowa and the National Park Service
Assist in the preservation and enhancement of the NRHP listed West
Branch Historic District through partnerships with building owners
and to serve as liaison between the City and the community
Monthly and as Utilized appropriate design and preservation concepts, to enhance
needed
the visual quality of the downtown with an emphasis on buildings,
signs, window displays, landscaping and environment
As needed
Annually and as Organize and coordinate national communications to Iowa
needed
As needed
As needed
As needed
Date
Service as a Board, Commission, or Committee Member, Fiscal Year 2012, Continued
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Authors
Title (completed in FY 2012)
Peterson, Cynthia L., and
Joe Alan Artz
Kendall, Bryan
Collins, Angela R.
Collins, Angela R.
Rickers, Christy
Kendall, Bryan
Kendall, Bryan
Kendall, Bryan
Peterson, Cynthia
Kendall, Bryan
Kendall, Bryan
Kendall, Bryan
1866
1867
1870
1872
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1882
Archaeological Monitoring and Phase I Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Sewer Improvement Project,
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Waterline Project, Maquoketa Caves State Park,
Section 6, T84N-R02E, Jackson County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Shoreline Improvement Project, Lake Darling State
Park, Sections 21, 27, and 28, T74N-R09W, Washington County, Iowa
Archaeological Mechanical Stripping at a Portion of the East End of the Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works Site
(13DB571), City of Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Campground Renovation Project, Lacey-Keosauqua
State Park, Section 11, T68N-R10W, Van Buren County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Campground Renovation Project at Emerson Bay
Recreation Area, Section 35, T99N-R37W, Dickinson County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Neal Smith Bike Trail Bypass Project, Section 17, T79NR24W, Polk County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of a Proposed Tower Project (US Cellular Afton 438356), Section 20,
T72N-R29W, Union County, Iowa
Phase IA Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of an Abandoned Coal Mine Reclamation Project Area (a.k.a.
Oldham Site), Sections 32 and 33, T74N-R15W, Mahaska County, Iowa
Phase IA Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of an Abandoned Coal Mine Reclamation Project Area (a.k.a. Lane
AML Site), Section 20, T75N-R18W, Marion County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Facilities Improvement Projects, Lake Darling State Park,
Sections 21, 27, and 28, T74N-R09W, Washington County, Iowa
Envisioning the Cultural Landscape of Iowa Using the 1836–1859 General Land Office Survey Plats
Artz, Joe Alan, John F.
Investigating the Archaeological Context of the Original Fort Madison (13LE10) Battlefield and Black Hawk’s Ravine,
Doershuk, Cynthia L.
Lee County, Iowa
Peterson, and William E.
Whittaker
Contract Completion Reports
36, 1
35, 1
Research Papers (Volume, Number)
No.
Appendix F:
Scientific Publications Produced by the Office of the State Archaeologist, Fiscal Year 2012
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Kendall, Bryan
Rickers, Christy
Collins, Angela R.
Collins, Angela R.
Collins, Angela R.
Collins, Angela R.
Rickers, Christy
Rickers, Christy
Whittaker, William
Kendall, Bryan
Kendall, Bryan
Peterson, Cynthia
Rickers, Christy
Collins, Angela R.
Riley, Melanie
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
Authors
1883
No.
LiDAR Surveyor: A Tool for Automated Archaeological Feature Extraction from Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)
Elevation Data
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Information Kiosk Construction Project at Backbone
State Park, Sections 4 and 9, T90N-R6W, Delaware County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Boone Waterworks Dam Modification, Section 24,
T84N-R27W, Boone County, Iowa
Phase I Archaeological Investigation of a Proposed Information Kiosk at Lake MacBride State Park, Johnson County,
Iowa
Geoarchaeological Investigation of the Proposed Iowa Advance Technology Laboratory Flood Mitigation Project,
University of Iowa, Section 10, T79N-R06W, Johnson County, Iowa
Geoarchaeological Investigation of the Proposed Mayflower Residence Hall Flood Mitigation Project, Section 3,
T79N-R06W, Johnson County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Coon Creek WMA Bank Stabilization Project, Including
the Power Dam Mound Site (13WH128), Section 2, T98N-R7W, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of a Proposed Sewer Line and Septic Field at Stone State Park, Section
1, T89N-R48W, Woodbury County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of a Proposed Sewer Line at Springbrook State Park, Section 4, T80NR31W, Guthrie County, Iowa
Archaeological Literature Review and Limited Intensive Archaeological Investigation of Sites 13JH1314, 13JH1315,
and 13JH744 for the Proposed Clear Creek Trail Project in Coralville, Section 1, T79N-R07W, Johnson County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Communications Tower Project (a.k.a. US Cellular
Adelphi #760869), Section 13, T78N-R23W, Polk County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Communication Tower (a.k.a. US Cellular Garwin
#760875), Section 10, T84N-R16W, Tama County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Communication Tower (a.k.a. US Cellular Brooklyn
#760873), Section 14, T80N-R14W, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of a Proposed New Lagoon Cell for the Minburn-Wastewater
Treatment System Upgrade Project, Section 7, T80N-R27W, Dallas County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Parking Lot Project, Mini-Wakan State Park, Section 9,
T100N-R36W, Dickinson County, Iowa
Title (completed in FY 2012)
Scientific Publications Produced by the Office of the State Archaeologist,
Fiscal Year 2012, Continued
60
FY 2012 Annual Report
Kendall, Bryan
Kendall, Bryan
Kendall, Bryan
Kendall, Bryan
Kendall, Bryan
Kendall, Bryan
Collins, Angela R.
Artz, Joe Alan
Kendall, Bryan
Kendall, Bryan
Kendall, Bryan
Kendall, Bryan
Kendall, Bryan
Rickers, Christy
Riley, Melanie, and
William Whittaker
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
Authors
1899
No.
Human Landscapes in Iowa’s Past: Establishing Mapping Protocols for LiDAR Identification and Mapping of
Prehistoric Cultural Mounds
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Communications Tower Project (a.k.a. Casey Mutual
Tele Comp Creston #018-0020), Section 35, T73N-R31W, Union County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Wetland Reclamation Project, Section 6, T94N-R35W,
Clay County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Wetland Reclamation Project, Section 5, T90N-R31W,
Pocahontas County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Wetland Reclamation Project, Section 26, T97N-R23W,
Hancock County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Wetland Reclamation Project, Section 22, T88N-R30W,
Webster County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Wetland Reclamation Project, Section 13, T92N-R31W,
Pocahontas County, Iowa
Geoarchaeological Evaluation of Proposed Dredging at Lake Darling, Washington County, Iowa
Phase IA Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of an Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project Area (a.k.a. Hoenig 4),
Section 20, T69N-R08W, Van Buren County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Wetland Reclamation Project, Section 3, T87N-R17W,
Grundy County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Wetland Reclamation Project, Section 3, T84N-R23W,
Story County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Wetland Reclamation Project, Section 17, T82N-R32W,
Greene County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Wetland Reclamation Project, Section 21, T97N-R16W,
Floyd County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Wetland Reclamation Project, Section 20, T96N-R37W,
Clay County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Wetland Reclamation Project, Section 18, T84N-R25W,
Boone County, Iowa
Title (completed in FY 2012)
Scientific Publications Produced by the Office of the State Archaeologist,
Fiscal Year 2012, Continued
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Rickers, Christy
Kendall, Bryan
Collins, Angela R., and
Meridyth M. Morgan
Collins, Angela R., and
Meridyth M. Morgan
Kendall, Bryan
Kendall, Bryan
Verhulst, Kevin
Kendall, Bryan
Kendall, Bryan
Rickers, Christy
Merry, Carl A.
1917
1918
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1935
Report of the University of Iowa Highway Archaeology Program, January 2011 – June 2012
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of a Proposed Communications Tower Project (a.k.a. Rolling Hills
Communications South Cumberland #087-0038), Section 15, T74N-R35W, Cass County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Bike Trail Project, Lake Darling State Park, Sections 21
and 28, T74N-R09W, Washington County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Boat Ramp Parking Lot Project, Lake Darling State
Park, Section 28, T74N-R09W, Washington County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Pit Latrine Project, Rice Lake State Park, Section 13,
T99N-R23W, Winnebago County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Trail Project, Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Section 11,
T68N-R10W, Van Buren County Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Wetland Reclamation Project, Section 36, T97N-R32W,
Palo Alto County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Bridge Replacement Project (FHWA No. 327620),
Section 32, T68N-R8W, Van Buren County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Meskwaki Travel Plaza Project, Section 14, T83NR16W, Tama County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Investigation of the Proposed Dewatering Structures, Ingham Lake and High Lake
State Game Management Areas, Sections 12 and 15, T98N-R33W, Emmet County, Iowa
Phase I Intensive Archaeological Survey of a Proposed Communications Tower Project (a.k.a. i wireless Rolling Hills
Comm Cumberland 087-0024),Section 28, T75N-R35W, Cass County, Iowa
Phase II Excavations at the Power Dam Mound Site (13WH128), Coon Creek WMA, Winneshiek County, Iowa
Title (completed in FY 2012)
Collins, James M.
Hedden, John G.
Ramirez, Eloise R.
34, 7
34, 8
34, 9
A Phase I Archaeological Survey of Primary Roads Project STPN-065-3(55)--2J-91, a.k.a. PIN 09-15-065-010, Warren
County, Iowa
A Phase I Archaeological Survey of Primary Roads Project NHSN-137-3(16)--2R-62 and NHSN-137-2(4)--2R-90,
Mahaska and Wapello Counties, Iowa
A Phase I Archaeological Survey of Primary Roads Project BRF-098-1(7)--38-89, a.k.a. PIN 09-89-098-010, Van Buren
County, Iowa
Project Completion Reports (Volume, Number)
Whittaker, William
Authors
1916
No.
Scientific Publications Produced by the Office of the State Archaeologist,
Fiscal Year 2012, Continued
62
FY 2012 Annual Report
Carlson, Richard J.
Hedden, John G.
Collins, James M.
Ramirez, Eloise R.
Hedden, John G.
Ingalls, Marlin R.
Hedden, John G.
Anderson, Mark L.
Collins, James M.
Collins, James M.
Perry, Michael J., and Wm. Phase II Archaeological Investigations along the U.S. 61 Corridor, Primary Roads Project NHS-61-2(50)--19-29, Des
Lane Shields
Moines and Louisa Counties, Iowa
A Phase I Archaeological Survey of Primary Roads Project NHS-61-2(50)--19-29, Des Moines and Louisa Counties,
Iowa
Collins, James M.
Hawkins, Alan J., Michael
J. Perry, and Wm. Lane
Shields
Hedden, John G.
Perry, Michael J., and Wm. Phase II Archaeological Investigations Along the U.S. 61 Corridor, Primary Roads Project NHS-61-2(50)--19-29, Des
Lane Shields
Moines and Louisa Counties, Iowa.
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A Phase I Archaeological Survey of Primary Roads Project STPN-002-9(26)--2J-56, Lee County, Iowa
A Phase I Archaeological Survey of Primary Roads Project BRF-069-8(25)--38-41, a.k.a. PIN 10-41-069-010, Hancock
County, Iowa
A Phase I Archaeological Survey of Four Proposed Borrow Areas Associated with Primary Roads Project BRF-098-1(7)-39-89, Van Buren County, Iowa
A Phase I Archaeological Survey of Primary Roads Project BRFIMX-080-5(239)176--14-50, Jasper County, Iowa
A Phase I Archaeological Survey of Primary Roads Project BRF-006-3(67)--38-25, Dallas County, Iowa
A Phase I Historic Architectural Survey of Primary Roads Project NHS-61-2(50)--19-29, Des Moines and Louisa
Counties, Iowa
A Phase I Archaeological Survey of Primary Roads Project IM-029-2(55)49-13-78, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
A Phase I Archaeological Survey of Primary Roads Project BRF-141-2(53)--38-67 a.k.a. PIN 09-67-141-03, Monona
County, Iowa
A Phase I Archaeological Survey of Three Proposed Borrow Areas Associated with Primary Roads Project BRF-0697(30)--38-99, Wright County, Iowa
A Phase I Archaeological Survey of Primary Roads Project FN-500-1(7)--21-77, Polk County, Iowa
A Phase I Historic Architectural Survey of Primary Roads Project BRF-098-1(7)--38-89 a.k.a. PIN 09-89-098-010, Van
Buren County, Iowa
A Phase I Archaeological Survey of Primary Roads Project ER-061-1(182)--28-56, Lee County, Iowa
A Phase I Archaeological Survey of Primary Roads Project IMN-035-2(336)67--13-91, Warren County, Iowa
Anderson, Mark L.
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