Week Ten – Public Archaeology

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

Week Nine – Halloween Fun!

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!