Shelby County, Iowa (Geographic Keyword)
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POLLEN, PARASITE, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF PRIVY SAMPLES FROM THE MANTENO TOWNSITE (13SH27), WEST-CENTRAL IOWA (1999)
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Fill from three privy features and a possible privy/trash feature at the Manteno Townsite, 13SH27, in west-central Iowa was sampled for pollen, parasite, and macrofloral remains. This townsite is believed to date from the 1850s-1880s. The four features sampled were found in close proximity to one another but may reflect different use periods, although there may be some overlap. Pollen and macrofloral analysis of the three privy features will be used to provide information concerning foods...