During spring break last week, George Washington’s Ferry Farm hosted to Grandparent-Grandchild Archaeology Camp. Campers, young and old, got a crash course on the entire archaeology process at Ferry Farm and the importance of archaeology to history. From recording information and digging up artifacts to a behind-the-scenes lab tour and creating an artifact diorama, campers left with a new-found knowledge of what is beneath their feet! Here are some photos of the camp.
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- Preparing to dig.
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- Archaeologists have to record everything they do.
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- Taking soil depth measurements before digging.
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- Determining the soil color.
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- Digging.
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- “I found something!”
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- Screening to separate artifacts from dirt.
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- Carefully checking for artifacts after screening.
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- Artifacts get bagged.
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- Viewing Mary Washington’s punch bowl during an Archaeology Lab tour.
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- Learning about the glass mending project now happening in the lab.
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- Mending an ‘artifact’.
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- At the end of the day, campers were given an object that they used to create a diorama telling the story of the object.
