Pennsylvania Archaeology Site # 36Da231

                                            Forensic Archaeology

Dr. Kurt Carr demonstrates how to use a trowel to excavate a unit at our site.

Forensic Science Class

Spring 2007

Susquehanna Township High School

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

 

Digging Up Buried Evidence


On the second day of the investigation, the Forensics Science students worked in teams to excavate a single unit at the site. Under the supervision of our professional Archaeologist, Dr. Carr, the investigators mapped, bagged and labeled the artifacts found on the surface of their unit. Units are 1 square meter areas on the 100 square meter site. The units have been named using a alphanumeric system. Once the surface artifacts were removed, the investigators used trowels, brushes and dust pans to remove the soil. After uncovering the buried artifacts, investigators  were instructed to map the location of the artifact using tape measures and record this measurement to graph paper. Toward the end of the day, investigators observed a pattern starting to emerge that would "tell the story" of what happened at 36Da231. (Final Report on the Investigation at 36Da321 to come.)

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A special thank you to Dr. Kurt Carr for his assistance.

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