Last week, another archaeological excavation season began at George Washington’s Ferry Farm. Here are some scenes from the first week of digging.
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- Orientation for the dig staff.
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- Laura Galke, dig site director, explains how to properly complete a context register form, which helps track where an artifact was found.
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- Moving equipment to the dig site.
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- Dry screens ready for use.
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- Munsell books, pens, sharpies, scissors, chaining pins, plumb bobs, line levels, trowels, string and duct tape AKA archaeology supplies!
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- All the wheelbarrows!
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- Gathering shovels. Shovels are important.
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- Did we mention shovels are important?
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- The dig site is waiting.
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- Dig, dig, dig.
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- Rooting out the artifacts
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- Scraping dirt into a dust pan to be screened.
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- Brooms and buckets.
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- Documenting the work is crucial to excavating properly.
On weekdays, see Ferry Farm’s archaeologists working at the excavation site from now through late-June or, if you can’t visit before June, spend a day on the dig site by watching the video below.
Learn more about Ferry Farm archaeology here.