Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

Trash Diaries Activity

Field Survey Activity

Archaeology Vocabulary

Imagine that in 200 years, an archaeologist wanted to learn about your life. What events and objects might tell your story? 

Create a stratigraphic timeline of your life! 

Lifetime Stratigraphy Activity

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

Build Your Own Archaeology Site Stratigraphy

Learn more about the work of archaeologists at historic sites like Monticello.


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Archaeology at Monticello Educator Overview.pdf

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Archaeology at Monticello

Geography

Social Studies

U.S. History

Careers

Careers in Museums

-5 pieces of construction paper in different colors (Or white paper colored in different patterns or colors)

Cut out strips of paper in 5 different colors. 

Tip: To make them inter-locking like a puzzle, cut out one shape and then overlap it with the next piece of paper as you cut.

Line up your pieces on a background sheet of paper to make sure they look the way you would like. Cut to make any 

Pick an event or milestone from your life and write it on each strip of paper. Draw an object that goes along with that event. For younger children, a grown-up can do the writing, or you can use just pictures!

Mix up the pieces and put them in the correct order, with the oldest event on the bottom and the newest on the top.

Tape or glue down the pieces of paper. You now have an archaeological, stratigraphic timeline for your lifetime!

Resource Kits

Object Library

Museums

Archaeology at Monticello

Lifetime Stratigraphy Activity

Background Knowledge

What you'll need for this activity