Abstract
Central Plains tradition (AD 1150–1400) earth lodges are present in Iowa only within the Glenwood locality, an approximately 30 square mile region located immediately east of the confluence of the Platte and Missouri Rivers. Numerous investigations in this locality during the last century have produced a sizable collection of smoking pipes, many of which are housed at the Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist. This collection includes a variety of effigy forms, as well as more common obtuse-angle and elbow varieties. A review of this collection offers insights into potential smoking rituals that may have been performed. Pipe styles and methods of decoration provide information on possible interactions with groups both within and outside of the Central Plains as well as offering possible explanations concerning the occupation of this locality.
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Hedden, J. (2016). Central Plains Tradition Smoking Pipes in the Glenwood Locality of Iowa: Within a Landscape of the Rising and Falling Sky. In: Bollwerk, E.A., Tushingham, S. (eds) Perspectives on the Archaeology of Pipes, Tobacco and other Smoke Plants in the Ancient Americas. Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23552-3_8
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