Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Retrospective Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 1976 The lC arkson site (13WA2): an Oneota manifestation in the Central Des Moines River Valley Nancy Mae Osborn Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd Part of the Archaeological Anthropology Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons, and the Sociology Commons Recommended Citation Osborn, Nancy Mae, "The lC arkson site (13WA2): an Oneota manifestation in the Central Des Moines River Valley" (1976). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 16714. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/16714 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Retrospective Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The Clarkson site (13WA2): An Oneota manifestation in the Central Des Moines River Valley by Nancy Mae Osborn A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE Department: Sociology and Anthropology Major: Sociology (Anthropology) Signatures have been redacted for privacy Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 1976 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION • • • • • • • • • • • • • · . · . 1 General Background • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 Statement of Purpose • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 Methodology • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • · . , . 5 Plan of Presentation • • • • • • • • • • • · . 7 CHAPTER 2. THE ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING • • • • • • • · . 8 The Central Des Moines River Region · . 8 The Clarkson-Carlisle Locale • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 CHAPTER 3. THE CULTURE-HISTORICAL SETTING • • • • • • • • • • • 13 Prehistoric and Protohistoric Occupations within the Central Des Moines Valley • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .