Archaeology Program: Iowa’s Burial Laws and Archaeological Ethics
Fri, May 27
|Bur Oak Visitors Center
Ever wondered about how the State Archaeologist's office protects ancient human burial sites and human remains?
Time & Location
May 27, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Bur Oak Visitors Center, 1436 IA-141, Coon Rapids, IA 50058, USA
About the Event
Ever wondered about how the State Archaeologist's office protects ancient human burial sites and human remains?
Come out to Whiterock for this archaeology program with Bioarcheology Director, Lara Nolder, on May 27 at 7 p.m. RSVP to save your seat!
About the Program:
Lara Nolder will be discussing the sections of the Iowa Code that pertain to the Office of the State Archaeologist’s responsibilities for ancient human remains and burial site protection, efforts towards repatriations and reburials, and how her program operates to uphold these responsibilities.
About the Presenter:
Lara Noldner is the Bioarchaeology Director at the Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa. Her primary responsibility is seeing to the protection of ancient human remains and burial sites in Iowa. This means working closely with Native American advisors, documenting known burial sites, investigating any inadvertent exposures of ancient human skeletal remains, working with developers so that known burial…