Archeaology

Today we began class by making a list of the 'things' an archaeologist would be interested in examining. Some of the following were answers given in class: bones, bodies, pottery, tools, artwork, textiles, structures (like buildings and houses), and toys. The purpose of archaeology is to learn about people (from the past) based on what they have left behind. To help see how it works, I distributed a few items to the students and we imagined that we were archaeologists and found the items. They were simple items, like: traffic cones, a track baton, pencils, a small stone pyramid, and a tennis ball. It was interesting how we looked at these items and were able to find all kinds of uses and potential purposes. Archaeology involves a lot of guess-work but in some cases it is all that we have to learn about the past. We also took some time to look at some of the bags students brought with for their English bag speeches (those who have Mr. Bezler) and we were able to see what we could learn about individuals based on the items they had with them.

Tomorrow we will begin our first in class reading assignment in groups. Make sure that you have your books!