Artifact Alley

By Daniel R. and Will M.

On Tuesday, October 5, the sixth grade participated in an archaeological project. Kids, teachers, administrators and even visiting parents guessed what each artifact was that the 6th grade brought to school. The class brought in a large variety of items that were difficult to guess in their opinion. Each student and Mrs. Pransky brought in one or more items from their homes. The purpose of this activity was to see what people thought the artifacts were. During Artifact Alley we learned that much of archaeology is guess-work. If it's difficult for us to figure out what modern-day things are used for, it must be much harder for archaeologists to find out about artifacts from thousands of years ago.