Digging and screening plowed soil
About this video
- Provider
- Research Laboratories of Archaeology
- Date created
- 1998–2003
- Duration
- 0:32
- Location
- North Carolina
- File
- Flash Video
- License
- This video copyright ©1998. All Rights Reserved
- Source
- Original video housed by Research Laboratories of Archaeology
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- Excavating Occaneechi Town: An archaeology primer: Republished with permission from the Research Laboratories of Archaeology, the Archaeology Primer uses photographs of the excavations at Occaneechi Town to introduce fundamental concepts of archaeology. The primer provides an introduction to the methods of archaeology and to some common types of artifacts, and prepares students to participate in an electronic archaeological dig. (Page 6)
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Video of students digging and screening plowed soil at an archaeological dig at Occaneechi Town, near Hillsborough, North Carolina.
Transcript
The plowed soil from each square is dug using shovels. The soil is then tossed into sifters with half-inch screens. The soil falls through the screen into the wheelbarrow below. All artifacts caught in the screen are saved for further study.
