The dig – Day 1

All is quiet at Sappington House Park, soon to be the site of the 2018 service learning archaeological dig for high school students.

All is quiet at Sappington House Park, soon to be the site of the 2018 service learning archaeological dig for high school students.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laying out a unit and defining the edges with string guide

 

Starting to dig, carefully taking off a thin layer of soil with shovels

Screening

Some early finds, a railroad spike, square nail, chip of ceramic with stamped design

Some tools of the trade