Natural History of Iowa III: Prehistoric Peoples of Iowa

1. What culture is believed to be the first "Americans"? What did they do for a living?

2. Where is the most significant Clovis culture site in Iowa?

3. What device aided early hunters in throwing their spears? How does this tool work?

4. What plants were cultivated in prehistoric Iowa?

5. During what period were the "effigies" at modern day Effigy Mounds National Monument created?

6. The "hypsithermal" occurs during what archaeological period in Iowa's prehistory?

Why is this period significant?

7. Plains Village Culture was present in Iowa during what period? What were the characteristics of this culture?

8. When was corn first used by peoples in Iowa?

9. Oneota culture is probably the origins for what modern tribes of Iowa?

10. How did peoples in Oneota culture make a living?

11. What modern tribes have lived in Iowa?

12. Which modern tribe owns land in Iowa?