Freshwater mussel shells from three late prehistoric Glenwood locality earthlodge sites in western Iowa analysis of species composition and an assessment of shell modification

dc.contributor.advisorAnderson, David
dc.contributor.authorLamb, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-30T17:56:21Z
dc.date.available2013-01-30T17:56:21Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstract5203 Freshwater mussel shells were analyzed from three Late Prehistoric Glenwood culture sites (A.D. 1250 ? 1400) in western Iowa. Shells were identified to the species level and all modified shells were segregated for additional analysis and description. Shells of specific shape and texture were selected for some tool types. A newly described tool, referred to as pigment applicators, are described and were successfully replicated through experimental application. The current analysis of shell assemblages are compared to the nearby Wall Ridge site.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/64630
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.subjectHistoric sites -- Iowa.en
dc.subjectIndians of North America -- Iowa -- Antiquities.en
dc.subjectExcavations (Archaeology) -- Iowa.en
dc.titleFreshwater mussel shells from three late prehistoric Glenwood locality earthlodge sites in western Iowa analysis of species composition and an assessment of shell modificationen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineArchaeologyen
thesis.degree.levelBSen

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