Tips and pointers on how to find native american artifacts in se iowa?

Answer 1

se iowa huh i lived in council bluffs for 6yrs. i loved it there and miss it. i bartended at the caddy shack for 3 yrs.

Answer 2

I'm not sure about Iowa, but around my part of the country you look for small mounds that might not necessarily belong there. Instead of looking over the landscape, look at it and try and discover why something is like it is. If there is no obvious explanation, could be someone made it that way. A burial mound maybe. Indians usually staying near water always. When they traveled and even when they hunted, they stayed near water. They camped near water so they didn't have to carry if far. Look in freshly plowed fields for arrow heads. Find out what the local Indians favorite mineral was. Here where I am the local Indians thought of silver more than gold. Where I am was the Cherokee, Choctaw, Osage, and actually many other tribes. I live along the Trail of Tears. A very sad time for native Americans.

Answer 3

You would be looking for Southeastern Native items. As you might know, that area and south of there was home to a large civilization known as the "Mound Builders." You'd find gorgeous shell,copper and intricately carved stone items.

But I also would warn you that it's considered disrespectful to go digging in mounds. That's the equivalent of me digging up someone's grave. If you find something by chance, that's one thing, but don't go digging in burial grounds. Plowed fields are a good thing, like the gentleman above said. But if you find human remains too, stop immediately.