1. ARCHAEOLOGY SCRAPBOOK
CREATED BY,
KAY BAHAN
DAWN CISEWSKI
PAM HOUTMAN

2. What is archaeology? It is the hands-on study of the past.
It involves the excavation and examination of sites.
It is the careful study and analysis of material remains left by people who once lived or worked in an area.

3. What is an archaeologist?
They study artifacts and features.
They hypothesize about the lives of the people that made and used the artifacts.
They try to re-create what happened during a particular place and time.

4. THE PROCESS OF ARCHAEOLOGY

5. THE SITE:
Owners of the land

6. Locate A Site

7. Plot the Site

9. Sharpen the Tools

12. Opening a Unit Make a 2 X 2 Meter Square

14. Remove the Sod

15. Skim the Unit’s Plow Zone Look for Artifacts

21. Look for a Feature

23. Do a Test Probe

24. Establish the Datum Line

26. Complete the Mapping and Paperwork

27. Remove Soil for a Matrix Sample

29. Remove Soil From the Feature

32. Screen the Soil for Artifacts

33. Pedestal Around Any Artifacts

37. Map Feature and Artifact Placement

40. Photograph the Feature At Level

41. Munsell Color Code Test Soil Color

42. Take Pedestals Down Carefully Remove Artifacts

44. Write Up Findings From the Level

46. Clean and Float Artifacts

50. Notable Workshops

51. Flintknapping

52. Pottery

53. Cordage

54. Copper

56. Atlatl

57. Drilling

58. Landowner’s Artifacts

60. Fieldtrip to Perrot State Park

61. Rock Shelter and Burial Mounds

62. Preservation and Conservation
“The past belongs to the future,
but only the present can preserve it.”

63. Note: This PowerPoint presentation was created by a teacher participating in an ESEA Title II grant-funded project for use in the teachers' classrooms. It reflects the individual’s experience at a particular site and is not intended to accurately reflect what happens on all archaeological investigations around the country or world.
The teacher participated in professional development activities provided by:
Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
1725 State Street
La Crosse, WI 54601
Web site:
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