On this episode, we explore the long, hard process of preserving Dolly the Mastodon. In 2024, University of Iowa archaeologists excavated the first-ever well-preserved mastodon skull found in the state. For the past two years the skull has since been cleaned and preserved at the Office of the State Archaeologist and was recently transported to its permanent home at the Prairie Trails Museum of Wayne County, with a ribbon cutting on Saturday, Sept. 26. On this episode, we witness the final progress with State Archaeologist John Doershuk and Mike Eklund, who's been consulting on the work. We also talk with museum director Brenda DeVore about her work preparing the new exhibit, and we hear from lead Dolly preparator and University of Iowa junior Will Sprengelmeyer.
Sheila Brummer
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Iowa Public Radio
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Black Future Fest is a month-long celebration focusing on Afrofuturistic art, fashion and community imagination in Iowa City. On this episode, Black Future Fest organizer Latasha DeLoach and professor of journalism and African American Studies Venise Berry join to discuss Afrofuturism and the upcoming events. Later, reflecting on the legacy of Lee Swearengin, who spent decades of his life institutionalized, but made tremendous contributions to Iowa archeology. -
For thousands of years, dugout canoes were a vital form of transportation for Indigenous Americans.
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Last summer, University of Iowa archaeologists uncovered the first-ever well-preserved mastodon skull scientifically excavated in Wayne County. That was only the beginning of this community minded project.
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Last summer, University of Iowa archaeologists uncovered the first-ever well-preserved mastodon skull scientifically excavated in Wayne County. That was only the beginning of this community-minded project.
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For thousands of years, dugout canoes were a vital form of transportation for Indigenous Americans.
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In 1971, a highway crew uncovered the bones of 28 people.
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One hundred and fifty years ago, the network of tunnels under Iowa City's streets were used to ferment and transport beer. Archeologists are using ground penetrating radar to see just how deep the tunnels go. -
Construction on the University of Iowa campus has uncovered the foundations of homes dating back to Iowa City’s earliest settlers.Archeologists are now…
