An archeologist who wrote a book on Iowa artifacts gave area
residents insights into the authenticity of their items
Saturday. Toby Morrow, author of "Iowa Projectile Points,"
detailed some of the history, geology and physiology of several
items brought in by amateur treasure hunters at Grimes Farm
Conservation Center as part of the Artifact Roadshow. Something
many people don't realize, Morrow said, is that anything that
has been in the ground for at least 50 years must be documented
as required by federal archeological standards. T-R PHOTO BY
DAVID ALEXANDER Toby Morrow, archeologist and author,
demonstrates how a rock looks like a knife, but explains that it
is simply a peculiar shape during the Artifact Roadshow at
Grimes Farm Saturday. Included are examples of artifacts area
residents brought out for Morrow to inspect. "Sometimes we find
scattered junk in a field," he said. "We don't know how old it
is until we go to the artifacts." Morrow is an archeologist with
Wapsi Valley Archaeology, Inc. For three