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

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.

Resource Kits

Object Library

Museums

Archaeology at Monticello

Build Your Own Archaeology Site Stratigraphy

Background Knowledge

Materials