This week at Whispering Woods was our big event – Open Archaeology Day! Friday’s class was a run-through with the Salem County 4-H club coming for a visit at 10am. We were expecting around 15 children, mostly K-3rd grade, to spend about an hour digging. When we arrived on Friday it was WET! Rains from … Continue reading Week Ten – Public Archaeology…
We celebrated Halloween in style this week at Whispering Woods! Students were bribed with extra credit if they came in costume. On a more serious note, we made a significant find this week: we found one of the old Phase I shovel tests! This is a great result because it means that our site plan … Continue reading Week Nine – Halloween Fun!…
This week we continued with shovel testing Site 4. We have found more historic ceramic from the late 18th century. Also, a few shovel tests have come up with some clearly disturbed stratigraphy. Student mid-term papers are due this week. Most students are looking at the history of the area, either of Auburn Township or … Continue reading Week Eight – Preparing for Open Day…
If you are wondering about this week’s post title, thank Arthur Murphy, who has made this his catch phrase to what we usually find in our screens. “We need to revive the contraction ’tis!” he says. This week was fairly action-packed. Upon arrival, we immediately noticed a new addition to our site – a deer … Continue reading Week Seven – ‘Tis but a rock…
Join us for a public open day on Saturday, November 8th, 10am-2pm. Come see our site and try your hand at excavating! Space is limited. Please register at www.RUdigging.eventbrite.com
This week was a close call weather-wise! All week it called for rain. In the end, we took a chance and decided to go out to the field. Fortunately for us, the rain held and we were able to tie up some loose ends. Most notable, we found a flag from the Phase I survey. … Continue reading Week Six – tying up loose ends…
