Volunteer Laboratory Opportunity for the UI School of Music (13JH1436) Site!

by Daniel Horgen, University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist

(NOTE: This volunteer opportunity is not current)

Animals at Hubbard Park

by Bill Whittaker, University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist

All Hands on Deck! Cataloging begins for the Hubbard Park Project

by Anson Kritsch, University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist

Now that all the artifacts recovered from Hubbard Park are clean, it’s time to start cataloging. Cataloging is a process of identifying, organizing and recording artifacts. Cataloging is done for several reasons. First, it creates a preserved record of all the things found during excavation.

An Intern's Perspective on His Experience at OSA

by Zach Altman, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa

The UI-OSA Contributes to National Conversations on Archaeology Education

by Elizabeth Reetz, University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist

The Hubbard Park Artifacts Are Not Only Being Cleaned, They're Being De-rusted!

by Anson Kritsch, University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist

Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Beer Caves

by Marlin Ingalls, University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist

A Photographic Record of Iowa Towns

by William E. Whittaker, University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist

A Lady's Syringe

This example is one of the “Dr. F. Wilhofts (Original) Lady’s Syringe”, produced by Goodyear Rubber around 1900, was recently recovered from a stone well in Iowa City during an archaeological investigation.

Meskwaki Sites along the Upper South Skunk River

by Cynthia L. Peterson Arlen Twedt, a historian and retired educator, has an avid interest in the Norwegian settlement of central Iowa. While researching that topic, Twedt discovered many references to 1856–1930s Meskwaki camps near and visits to communities in central Iowa’s Hamilton, Story, Polk, and Boone counties. His sources included letters, oral histories, newspaper accounts, and county and other history books.

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Volunteer Laboratory Opportunity for the UI School of Music (13JH1436) Site!

Animals at Hubbard Park

All Hands on Deck! Cataloging begins for the Hubbard Park Project

An Intern's Perspective on His Experience at OSA

The UI-OSA Contributes to National Conversations on Archaeology Education

The Hubbard Park Artifacts Are Not Only Being Cleaned, They're Being De-rusted!

Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Beer Caves

A Photographic Record of Iowa Towns

A Lady's Syringe

Meskwaki Sites along the Upper South Skunk River

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