Grade Level: Elementary/Middle School
Objective: To learn more about archaeology through searching the woods around our own community for "ruins" and "artifacts," then making deductions based on our observations of them.
K. and I have been studying ancient India using a National Geographic book on the archaeology of India. We've created "seals" out of clay, after learning about the seals used by ancient Harappans and began drawing a timeline of ancient Indian civilizations and the art and architecture they created. We discussed the advantages and disadvantages of oral vs. written traditions.
Our most recent project has been a place-based analysis of the archaeology of our own community. Monday, we walked the woods just beyond the borders of our community looking for clues about the people who lived there before us. K hopes to curate a display of images with his own speculative captions about Holden Village's past.
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