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Jan 28, 2025

Jan 28, 2025

7:30 PM

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Join State Archaeologist John Doershuk as he presents at the monthly meeting of the Quad Cities Archaeological Society. This program is free and open to the public. Wayne County is a relatively remote and lower population density (96th of 99) rural county in Iowa but features the vibrant and well-managed Prairie Trails Museum that enjoys strong community support. A 2022 discovery by an area resident of a complete and surprisingly well-preserved mastodon femur in a drainage in the southwest ...

Mar 25, 2025

Mar 25, 2025

10:00 AM

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Have you ever wondered why so many animals were so large? How did humans hunt them for food or other resources? This presentation will examine what Iowa was like during the “Ice Age” nearly 13,000 years ago when people began moving into Iowa. Cherie Haury-Artz from the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist will talk about plants and animals that lived here and examine some samples of megafauna that have been excavated in Iowa.  She will also show some of the tools that these e...