2022 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium
Location
ScholarSpace, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
Presentation Type
Open Access Poster Presentation
Document Type
poster
Keywords
Indian pottery--Iowa--Jackson County--Analysis; Clay--Iowa--Jackson County--Analysis;
Abstract
In 1926, Paul Nesbitt discovered around 350 shards of clay pottery in Seeberger Cave, located 6 miles north of Maquoketa, Iowa. It is unknown if these artifacts were made in Iowa, or brought over from neighboring states. For this project, Dr. Heinzel, Faith Luce and I traveled to the area to collect samples of clay and stone. We got close to the cave, but didn’t have the equipment to cross the river at the time. The area we collected our samples from is about 600 meters away from the original site. The samples will be used to characterize the site, along with GIS and drone imaging. We plan on going back to the site to do more work and collect more samples. We are currently analyzing the chemical and physical properties of the collected samples to determine if the local resources match the pottery.
Start Date
29-7-2022 11:00 AM
End Date
29-7-2022 1:30 PM
Event Host
Summer Undergraduate Research Program, University of Northern Iowa
Faculty Advisor
Chad Heinzel
Department
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Copyright
©2022 Nicholas Duffy, Dr. Chad Heinzel, Faith Luce, and William Green
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Duffy, Nicolas; Heinzel, Chad Ph.D.; Luce, Faith; and Green, William, "Geoarchaeology of the 1926 Seeberger Excavation - Jackson County, Iowa" (2022). Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium. 12.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/surp/2022/all/12
Geoarchaeology of the 1926 Seeberger Excavation - Jackson County, Iowa
ScholarSpace, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa
In 1926, Paul Nesbitt discovered around 350 shards of clay pottery in Seeberger Cave, located 6 miles north of Maquoketa, Iowa. It is unknown if these artifacts were made in Iowa, or brought over from neighboring states. For this project, Dr. Heinzel, Faith Luce and I traveled to the area to collect samples of clay and stone. We got close to the cave, but didn’t have the equipment to cross the river at the time. The area we collected our samples from is about 600 meters away from the original site. The samples will be used to characterize the site, along with GIS and drone imaging. We plan on going back to the site to do more work and collect more samples. We are currently analyzing the chemical and physical properties of the collected samples to determine if the local resources match the pottery.
