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Floods of 1993 Opened Hidden Clues at Iowa Sites
State Archaeologist Bill Green notes floods damaged some Iowa sites yet revealed new evidence. In 1993 surveys of 76 locations, salvage archaeology at four sites uncovered remains from four millennia of occupation, including the Helen Smith Site near Toolesboro where artifacts from 4000, 2000 and 200 years ago were found.
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Jean Florman
Ention
Nature
Bill Green
Iowa
Green
State Historical Society of Iowa
National Park Service
Helen Smith
Toolesboro