Archaeology Program: Wind, Water, and Ice: The Geological History of Whiterock

Have you ever wondered at the beautiful bluffs and rolling hills of Whiterock Conservancy? Join us to learn the geologic history of this landscape and how these features came to be!

State Archaeologist, Joe Artz will be presenting at the Bur Oak Visitor Center on May 24th, 7 p.m. RSVP to save your seat!

About the Program:

At various times in the past, Whiterock has been located on an equatorial ocean, a subtropical coastal plain, and at the western edge of a continental glacier. For the last 12,000 years, however, the valley has looked much as we see it today. The geological history of Whiterock is a fascinating story of how water, wind, and ice worked through time, to sculpt the present-day landscape that we experience in this corner of Guthrie County.

About the Presenter:

Joe Artz has studied the landscape and archaeology throughout Iowa for forty-years, primarily as a researcher with the Office of the State Archaeologist. A Kansas native, he received a BA and MA from the University of Kansas in 1983. He has done archaeological and geological fieldwork in a dozen states as well as Belize and Portugal.

Joe's presentation is a part of a week long Archaeology Field School being held at Whiterock Conservancy the week of May 23.

Public programs include educational presentations such as Joe's and a public Archaeology Dig at Whiterock on May 27.

RSVP to save your seat!