Imagine that you are an archaeologist who has found lots of deposits and artifacts at a new site. Can you use the dates connected to when each artifact was made to put them in the right layer of the stratigraphy?
Grades 2 and up

On this page and the next page and in the additional resources section of this activity is a drawing of different layers of “dirt” along with pictures of artifacts that were made at different times in history. 

Print out the picture with the “dirt” and the page of artifacts. Cut out the artifacts and their dates and organize them in a timeline from oldest to most recent. Then paste or tape them in the layer of dirt where they most likely would be found if they were dug up by an archaeologist.

Standards for Build Your Own Archaeology Site Stratigraphy