Duane C Anderson
Biographic Data
| ID | 102726 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Duane C Anderson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Duane C |
| FAMILY NAME | Anderson |
| SIGNATURE | ANDERSON D C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Iowa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 72 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Gordon Creek Woman Meets Spirit Cave Man: A Response to Comment by Owsley and Jantz
Owsley and Jantz (2001) allege that we (Swedlund and Anderson 1999) misunderstand and misrepresent the events surrounding the controversy over Kennewick Man, and that we misconstrue statements they have made regarding Spirit Cave Man. They then move to their own analysis of Gordon Creek Woman to demonstrate the value of their morphometric techniques in addressing questions of biological affinity. In this reply we clarify and amplify our position …
"Feathered Capes" Reply to King and Kaeppler
Gordon Creek Woman Meets Kennewick Man: New Interpretations and Protocols Regarding the Peopling of the Americas
Recent discoveries-particularly those of Kennewick Man-have renewed debates on the peopling of the Americas. Our vantage point comes from research on the Gordon Creek Burial which commenced some 30 years ago. We suggest that a contrast between the conditions under which Gordon Creek and Kennewick were recovered and analyzed provides insights into current interpretations and controversies. Specifically, we argue that bioarchaeologists cannot, and …
The NAGPRA Experiment
Let's Avoid Paleo-Racial Anthropology
The Milford Site (13DK1): A Postcontact Oneota Village in Northwest Iowa
The paleoenvironment and subsistence activities at the postcontact Milford Oneota site suggest a broad-spectrum utilization of local resources with emphasis on bison hunting and horticulture which is typical of prehistoric Oneota groups regionally. Although European trade goods are present, there is no evidence of direct contact during the site occupation
Book Reveiws
The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide (1990)
The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide (1990). Allsworth Press, New York. Distributed by North light Books. 328 pp. 14 figures, 28 tables, bibliography, index, ISBN 0‐927629‐10‐0, $16.95 (paper). North Light Books, 1507 Dana Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45207 (Tel. 800‐289‐0963
Exploring Fort Ancient Culture: Dayton's Prehistoric Indian Village
Reply To Benn’s Comments On The Hanging Valley Site (13hr28)
Reply To Benn’s Comments On The Hanging Valley Site (13hr28)." Plains Anthropologist, 34(125), pp. 271–272
The Hanging Valley Site (13HR28): A Stratified Woodland Burial Locale In Western Iowa
The Hanging Valley site (13HR28) is a stratified Woodland burial locale in Harrison County, Iowa. This study reports on the excavation and analyses of floral and faunal remains, artifacts and features identified from salvage work conducted in 1983. The conclusions are: (1) Holocene alluvium in the site valley coelates with the Hatcher and Camp Creek members of the De Forest Fonnation; (2) the site is situated in a “hanging valley” and is buried i…
The Wittrock Excavations: Implications for the Study of Culture Process within the Initial Variant of the Middle Missouri Tradition
The Wittrock National Historic Landmark site is a fortified Mill Creek village in northwest Iowa. Although it has been excavated on four occasions, detailed reports on the two most extensive projects have only recently been made available. The purpose of this article is to utilize data derived from the Wittrock site to inform models of Mill Creek midden formation and Mill Creek culture process recently proposed by Anderson (1985a; 1985b). The art…
A Caddoan Trade Vessel from Northwestern Iowa
Toward a Processual Understanding of the Initial Variant of the Middle Missouri Tradition: The Case of the Mill Creek Culture of Iowa
If research on the Initial Variant of the Middle Missouri tradition is to progress, more attention must be given to the development of a processual understanding of the groups represented. This article provides a discussion of the Mill Creek culture as it has been formulated through the culture-history approach. The background information is provided as a means of gaining insights into factors of processual significance that can be investigated d…
"Tell Them about the Suicide" A Review of Recent Materials on the Reburial of Prehistoric Native American Skeletons
Larry J. Zimmerman, Larry J. Zimmerman, "Tell Them about the Suicide" A Review of Recent Materials on the Reburial of Prehistoric Native American Skeletons, American Indian Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Autumn, 1986), pp. 333-343
Minutes of the General Business Meeting of the Plains Anthropological Society October 25, 1985 Iowa City, Iowa
Recent Research on Obsidian from Iowa Archaeological Sites
In this paper we summarize the results of six years of passive obsidian collecting in Iowa during which time 31 samples were obtained and subjected to trace element analysis. We find that: (1) 74% of the obsidian originated at the Obsidian Cliff Quarry in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; and (2) in contrast with earlier midwestern studies where obsidian was found in ritual contexts on Middle Woodland sites, the Iowa material is associated with…
Turin: A Middle Archaic Burial Site in Western Iowa
The following study is the first detailed report on the Turin site (13MN2). When the site was discovered in 1955, it received considerable notoriety because the human skeletal remains were thought to be of Late Wisconsinan age. Analysis of the depositional contexts of the finds, however, shows the burials to be of Holocene age. This interpretation is supported by floral and faunal evidence from the site as well as radiocarbon dates and the presen…
Mesquakie Chief Poweshiek’S Feathered Cape
(1985). Mesquakie Chief Poweshiek’S Feathered Cape. Plains Anthropologist: Vol. 30, No. 108, pp. 161-164
Archeology: The Agate Basin Site: A Record of the Paleoindian Occupation of the Northwestern High Plains . George C. Frison and Dennis J. Stanford
Bread, Knowledge, and Freedom: A Study of Nineteenth-Century working Class Autobiography
The Lewis CENTRAL SCHOOl Site (13PW5): A Resolution of Ideological Conflicts at an Archaic Ossuary in Western Iowa
Due to strong Indian opposition and ambiguous state laws, Iowa archaeologists have found it impossible to investigate aboriginal cemetery areas in recent years. The accidental discovery of an Archaic ossuary at a construction site on the grounds of the Lewis Central School in southwestern Iowa provided a turning point in Indian-archaeologist relations which ultimately led to a resolution of the problem through the enactment of new sections in the…
The Cherokee Sewer Site (13CK405): A Summary and Assessment
Aboriginal Use of Tongue River Silica in Northwest Iowa
One of the raw materials available to prehistoric peoples _of northwestern Iowa is known as Tongue R1ver S1hca. Although the original source of the rock is the Fort Union formation (Paleocene) of the Dakotas, these resistant materials occur commonly in downstream alluvial deposits and along the Missouri River system where they were collected locally in northwestern Iowa for over 7000 years. This paper deals with the recognition of these redeposit…
Archaeology: A Preliminary Bibliography of Early Man in Eastern North America 1839-1973
An Early Burial from Gordon Creek, Colorado
An isolated burial was excavated from the bank of a tributary of Gordon Creek, Roosevelt National Forest, northern Colorado. A preliminary report was prepared (D. Anderson 1966, 1967) but further analysis of the skeletal material and newly obtained cultural information add significantly to the documentation of the burial.The body of a woman, aged 25-30 years, was given primary interment in a pit coated with red ocher. The body was placed on its l…
Recent Research on Obsidian from Iowa Archaeological Sites
In this paper we summarize the results of six years of passive obsidian collecting in Iowa during which time 31 samples were obtained and subjected to trace element analysis. We find that: (1) 74% of the obsidian originated at the Obsidian Cliff Quarry in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; and (2) in contrast with earlier midwestern studies where obsidian was found in ritual contexts on Middle Woodland sites, the Iowa material is associated with…
The Lewis CENTRAL SCHOOl Site (13PW5): A Resolution of Ideological Conflicts at an Archaic Ossuary in Western Iowa
Due to strong Indian opposition and ambiguous state laws, Iowa archaeologists have found it impossible to investigate aboriginal cemetery areas in recent years. The accidental discovery of an Archaic ossuary at a construction site on the grounds of the Lewis Central School in southwestern Iowa provided a turning point in Indian-archaeologist relations which ultimately led to a resolution of the problem through the enactment of new sections in the…
Gordon Creek Woman Meets Kennewick Man: New Interpretations and Protocols Regarding the Peopling of the Americas
Recent discoveries-particularly those of Kennewick Man-have renewed debates on the peopling of the Americas. Our vantage point comes from research on the Gordon Creek Burial which commenced some 30 years ago. We suggest that a contrast between the conditions under which Gordon Creek and Kennewick were recovered and analyzed provides insights into current interpretations and controversies. Specifically, we argue that bioarchaeologists cannot, and …
Toward a Processual Understanding of the Initial Variant of the Middle Missouri Tradition: The Case of the Mill Creek Culture of Iowa
If research on the Initial Variant of the Middle Missouri tradition is to progress, more attention must be given to the development of a processual understanding of the groups represented. This article provides a discussion of the Mill Creek culture as it has been formulated through the culture-history approach. The background information is provided as a means of gaining insights into factors of processual significance that can be investigated d…
Let's Avoid Paleo-Racial Anthropology
The Milford Site (13DK1): A Postcontact Oneota Village in Northwest Iowa
The paleoenvironment and subsistence activities at the postcontact Milford Oneota site suggest a broad-spectrum utilization of local resources with emphasis on bison hunting and horticulture which is typical of prehistoric Oneota groups regionally. Although European trade goods are present, there is no evidence of direct contact during the site occupation
Turin: A Middle Archaic Burial Site in Western Iowa
The following study is the first detailed report on the Turin site (13MN2). When the site was discovered in 1955, it received considerable notoriety because the human skeletal remains were thought to be of Late Wisconsinan age. Analysis of the depositional contexts of the finds, however, shows the burials to be of Holocene age. This interpretation is supported by floral and faunal evidence from the site as well as radiocarbon dates and the presen…
Aboriginal Use of Tongue River Silica in Northwest Iowa
One of the raw materials available to prehistoric peoples _of northwestern Iowa is known as Tongue R1ver S1hca. Although the original source of the rock is the Fort Union formation (Paleocene) of the Dakotas, these resistant materials occur commonly in downstream alluvial deposits and along the Missouri River system where they were collected locally in northwestern Iowa for over 7000 years. This paper deals with the recognition of these redeposit…
Gordon Creek Woman Meets Spirit Cave Man: A Response to Comment by Owsley and Jantz
Owsley and Jantz (2001) allege that we (Swedlund and Anderson 1999) misunderstand and misrepresent the events surrounding the controversy over Kennewick Man, and that we misconstrue statements they have made regarding Spirit Cave Man. They then move to their own analysis of Gordon Creek Woman to demonstrate the value of their morphometric techniques in addressing questions of biological affinity. In this reply we clarify and amplify our position …
A Caddoan Trade Vessel from Northwestern Iowa
Mesquakie Chief Poweshiek’S Feathered Cape
(1985). Mesquakie Chief Poweshiek’S Feathered Cape. Plains Anthropologist: Vol. 30, No. 108, pp. 161-164
A Long-Nosed God Mask From Northwest Iowa
A Long-Nosed God mask from the surface of a Mill Creek site in northwest Iowa is described and discussed in the light of previous discoveries. It is found that the Iowa mask (I) expands the distribution of this already widespread artistic expression, (2) underscores the degree and intensity of Mississippian-Mitt Creek connections, (3) tends to confirm the long-held supposition that Mill Creek exchanges with the Mississippian heartlands involved i…
The NAGPRA Experiment
The Wittrock Excavations: Implications for the Study of Culture Process within the Initial Variant of the Middle Missouri Tradition
The Wittrock National Historic Landmark site is a fortified Mill Creek village in northwest Iowa. Although it has been excavated on four occasions, detailed reports on the two most extensive projects have only recently been made available. The purpose of this article is to utilize data derived from the Wittrock site to inform models of Mill Creek midden formation and Mill Creek culture process recently proposed by Anderson (1985a; 1985b). The art…
The Cherokee Sewer Site (13CK405): A Summary and Assessment
Mill Creek Culture: A Review
The literature pretaining to the Mill Creek complex of northwestern Iowa is reviewed with particular emphasis on the taxonomic history of the assemblage, the dating of the two separate phases, their origin and spread, external relationships and ultimate disappearance, It is hoped that this survey will be useful to interested amateurs in its historical approach to the subject matter, and further, that it will serve to convey some of my thoughts to…
An Early Burial from Gordon Creek, Colorado
An isolated burial was excavated from the bank of a tributary of Gordon Creek, Roosevelt National Forest, northern Colorado. A preliminary report was prepared (D. Anderson 1966, 1967) but further analysis of the skeletal material and newly obtained cultural information add significantly to the documentation of the burial.The body of a woman, aged 25-30 years, was given primary interment in a pit coated with red ocher. The body was placed on its l…
A Long-Nosed God Mask From Northwest Iowa
A Long-Nosed God mask from the surface of a Mill Creek site in northwest Iowa is described and discussed in the light of previous discoveries. It is found that the Iowa mask (I) expands the distribution of this already widespread artistic expression, (2) underscores the degree and intensity of Mississippian-Mitt Creek connections, (3) tends to confirm the long-held supposition that Mill Creek exchanges with the Mississippian heartlands involved i…
Some Significant Archival Sources in England for the Study of Mid-Victorian Working Class Internationalism
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The Lewis CENTRAL SCHOOl Site (13PW5): A Resolution of Ideological Conflicts at an Archaic Ossuary in Western Iowa
Due to strong Indian opposition and ambiguous state laws, Iowa archaeologists have found it impossible to investigate aboriginal cemetery areas in recent years. The accidental discovery of an Archaic ossuary at a construction site on the grounds of the Lewis Central School in southwestern Iowa provided a turning point in Indian-archaeologist relations which ultimately led to a resolution of the problem through the enactment of new sections in the…
The Cherokee Sewer Site (13CK405): A Summary and Assessment
Aboriginal Use of Tongue River Silica in Northwest Iowa
One of the raw materials available to prehistoric peoples _of northwestern Iowa is known as Tongue R1ver S1hca. Although the original source of the rock is the Fort Union formation (Paleocene) of the Dakotas, these resistant materials occur commonly in downstream alluvial deposits and along the Missouri River system where they were collected locally in northwestern Iowa for over 7000 years. This paper deals with the recognition of these redeposit…
Archaeology: A Preliminary Bibliography of Early Man in Eastern North America 1839-1973
Bread, Knowledge, and Freedom: A Study of Nineteenth-Century working Class Autobiography
Archeology: The Agate Basin Site: A Record of the Paleoindian Occupation of the Northwestern High Plains . George C. Frison and Dennis J. Stanford
Turin: A Middle Archaic Burial Site in Western Iowa
The following study is the first detailed report on the Turin site (13MN2). When the site was discovered in 1955, it received considerable notoriety because the human skeletal remains were thought to be of Late Wisconsinan age. Analysis of the depositional contexts of the finds, however, shows the burials to be of Holocene age. This interpretation is supported by floral and faunal evidence from the site as well as radiocarbon dates and the presen…
Mesquakie Chief Poweshiek’S Feathered Cape
(1985). Mesquakie Chief Poweshiek’S Feathered Cape. Plains Anthropologist: Vol. 30, No. 108, pp. 161-164
"Tell Them about the Suicide" A Review of Recent Materials on the Reburial of Prehistoric Native American Skeletons
Larry J. Zimmerman, Larry J. Zimmerman, "Tell Them about the Suicide" A Review of Recent Materials on the Reburial of Prehistoric Native American Skeletons, American Indian Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Autumn, 1986), pp. 333-343
Minutes of the General Business Meeting of the Plains Anthropological Society October 25, 1985 Iowa City, Iowa
Recent Research on Obsidian from Iowa Archaeological Sites
In this paper we summarize the results of six years of passive obsidian collecting in Iowa during which time 31 samples were obtained and subjected to trace element analysis. We find that: (1) 74% of the obsidian originated at the Obsidian Cliff Quarry in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; and (2) in contrast with earlier midwestern studies where obsidian was found in ritual contexts on Middle Woodland sites, the Iowa material is associated with…
The Wittrock Excavations: Implications for the Study of Culture Process within the Initial Variant of the Middle Missouri Tradition
The Wittrock National Historic Landmark site is a fortified Mill Creek village in northwest Iowa. Although it has been excavated on four occasions, detailed reports on the two most extensive projects have only recently been made available. The purpose of this article is to utilize data derived from the Wittrock site to inform models of Mill Creek midden formation and Mill Creek culture process recently proposed by Anderson (1985a; 1985b). The art…
A Caddoan Trade Vessel from Northwestern Iowa
Toward a Processual Understanding of the Initial Variant of the Middle Missouri Tradition: The Case of the Mill Creek Culture of Iowa
If research on the Initial Variant of the Middle Missouri tradition is to progress, more attention must be given to the development of a processual understanding of the groups represented. This article provides a discussion of the Mill Creek culture as it has been formulated through the culture-history approach. The background information is provided as a means of gaining insights into factors of processual significance that can be investigated d…
The Hanging Valley Site (13HR28): A Stratified Woodland Burial Locale In Western Iowa
The Hanging Valley site (13HR28) is a stratified Woodland burial locale in Harrison County, Iowa. This study reports on the excavation and analyses of floral and faunal remains, artifacts and features identified from salvage work conducted in 1983. The conclusions are: (1) Holocene alluvium in the site valley coelates with the Hatcher and Camp Creek members of the De Forest Fonnation; (2) the site is situated in a “hanging valley” and is buried i…
Reply To Benn’s Comments On The Hanging Valley Site (13hr28)
Reply To Benn’s Comments On The Hanging Valley Site (13hr28)." Plains Anthropologist, 34(125), pp. 271–272
Exploring Fort Ancient Culture: Dayton's Prehistoric Indian Village
Book Reveiws
The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide (1990)
The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide (1990). Allsworth Press, New York. Distributed by North light Books. 328 pp. 14 figures, 28 tables, bibliography, index, ISBN 0‐927629‐10‐0, $16.95 (paper). North Light Books, 1507 Dana Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45207 (Tel. 800‐289‐0963
The Milford Site (13DK1): A Postcontact Oneota Village in Northwest Iowa
The paleoenvironment and subsistence activities at the postcontact Milford Oneota site suggest a broad-spectrum utilization of local resources with emphasis on bison hunting and horticulture which is typical of prehistoric Oneota groups regionally. Although European trade goods are present, there is no evidence of direct contact during the site occupation
Let's Avoid Paleo-Racial Anthropology
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