Fall 2024 - Chemical Analysis Class Projects
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Description
Meskwaki Tribe: Lived in Jackson County, Iowa, until 1845.
European Settlers: Took over the land, building structures and forming townships.
Artifacts: Both groups left behind pottery shards, campsite remnants, and building foundations.
Study Focus: Analyzing artifacts using X-ray Fluorescence spectrometry.
Sample Sites: Gossman Prairie and Cave Complex.
Objective: Determine if both groups used local clay for crafting.
Publication Date
Fall 2024
Faculty Advisor
Joshua Sebree
Department
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Publisher
Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
Copyright
©2024 Zachry S. Poshusta & Joshua Sebree
Language
en
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Recommended Citation
Poshusta, Zachry S. and Sebree, Joshua, "X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis of Early Settler Artifacts Recovered from Gossman Caves and Prairie Complex" (2024). Fall 2024 - Chemical Analysis Class Projects. 2.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/chemanaly_fa2024/2
