Archaeologists unearth surprisingly pristine site in Louisa County

[Adsos Letter]

Source: Muscatine Journal
By Melissa Regennitter

OAKVILLE, Iowa — What’s left of a ring-shaped American Indian village discovered in Oakville has been labeled as a rare site in pristine condition by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

“It’s certainly one of the nicest sites I’ve ever run into along the river,” said Dave Benn, research archeologist from Bear Creek Archeology Inc. of Cresco. Since the 1980s, he has been working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is in charge of the project.

“There is good info about the prehistory of the area, which is not ordinarily available.”

The Oak Village site, located off County Road H22, was discovered because the Two Rivers Levee was scheduled to be realigned after it was topped in the June 2008 flood. The flooding destroyed portions of the levee.

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[DFW]

1. The way this way handled is encouraging

If this were a state where a Bush-type were running things, an order would probably have
been given to just ignore the site and bury it. Preservation of past cultures is important
only if you care. Bushies don't.