This mastodon skull was excavated in Wayne County. A local group of volunteers worked on the dig and created this wooden frame to transport the fragile material to Iowa City. Currently the clay ...

Five months ago, archaeologists in Iowa unearthed an ancient mastodon skull, dating back to over 13,000 years ago. The initial discovery was made by a resident of Wayne County back in 2022.

Get updates of all things Iowa politics delivered to your inbox. Allerton, a town in Wayne County Iowa, holds the statewide record for most snowfall in a single winter, according to State ...