These resources develop students' scientific, cultural, and historical literacy with hands-on materials and lessons. Available to all Iowa educators.
OSA archaeologists travel statewide to offer K-12 classroom presentations, community lectures, teacher and para-professional workshops, and more.
Our interactive FY 2019 Annual Report is now online! Available for both desktop and mobile viewing.
We now have some of our most popular educational booklets online! Browse free flip books or purchase research reports and back issues of the JIAS.
The UI Stanford Collection is a partially documented collection of human skeletal remains available for scholarly research, representing early 20th century residents of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Travel ancient avenues of Iowa! Several ancient routes wind across northern Iowa, used for centuries by Indians, explorers, traders, soldiers, and settlers.
The mission of the Office of the State Archaeologist 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.
