The Woodland Culture
Pottery Brings Change
Burial Mounds
Iowans Begin Raising Food
Indians Use Bows and Arrows
Iowans Give Up Nomad Life
Indian Tribes of Iowa
Techniques of Pottery Manufacture
Spring Hollow Incised Pottery
Woodland Artifacts
The Marching Bear Effigy Mounds 
Ceramic Vessel Terms
Woodland Rocker-Stamped Pottery
The Marching Bear Effigy Mounds
Time Frame: 500
These animal-shaped or “effigy” mounds are found primarily in Allamakee and Clayton counties although they extend as far south as the city of Dubuque and west to Hardin County. While some contain burials, others do not.
Illustrated by Mary Slattery, Will Thomson, and David Crawford
Office of the State Archeologist
Adapted from Office Of The State Archaeologist, Educational Series 3 - Woodland
Office of the State Archeologist
Adapted from Office Of The State Archaeologist, Educational Series 3 - Woodland
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