For Teachers


Digging Up Mesopotamia
Archaeology of the Ancient World


Materials Needed

  *Supervisor Notebooks

*Three ring binder

*Locus sheets: Earth, Architectural, Installation, and Burial

*Pottery tags-- 14 in each notebook

*Identification tags-- 25 in each notebook

*Plastic pen case to hold: mechanical pencils, Sharpee marker, line level with string, measuring tape, large nails

*Graph paper

*Clipboard

*Clear ruler

*Large buckets for hauling dirt-- 2 for each square

*Plastic buckets for pottery-- 4 for each square

*Masons trowels or metal putty scrapers-- 4 to 6 for each square

Optional

*Sift for each square

*Scrubs or change of clothes for each child

*Period costumes for teachers / dig directors

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