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About the Archaeology Primer: In Excavating Occaneechi Town: An archaeology primer, page 1; The Occaneechi Indians were once prominent in the Virginia and Carolina Piedmont. As their numbers were reduced by clashes with European colonists, they retreated to a village on the Eno River. Their numbers further dwindled due to disease and warfare, and by 1730 the Occaneechi were all but gone. In 1983, archaeologists discovered a village site near Hillsborough, North Carolina. Through a series of digs, they confirmed that they had found Occaneechi Town.; Format: article

Ancient pit contents: Ancient refuse at the bottom of a pit.; Format: image/photograph

Ancient pits: Photograph of students revealing ancient pits by troweling the top of subsoil.; Format: image/photograph

Ancient post holes: Photograph of students revealing ancient post holes by troweling the top of subsoil.; Format: image/photograph

Archaeobotany: In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.6; Students will use pictures of seeds, an activity sheet, and a graph to identify seven seeds and the conditions in which they grow. They will also infer ancient plant use by interpreting archaeobotanical samples and determine changing plant use by Native North Carolinians by interpreting a graph of seed frequency over time.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 and 8 Science and Social Studies)

Archaeological context: In Intrigue of the Past, page 1.5; In their study of context, students will use a game and a discussion to demonstrate the importance of artifacts in context for learning about past people.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)

Archaeological soils: In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.11; Students will determine components of a soil sample and evaluate how archaeologists use soils to interpret sites.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)

Archaeology as a career: In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.2; In their study of archaeology as a career, students will read essays and complete an activity to gain an understanding of and appreciation for the career of a professional archaeologist.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)

Artifact classification: In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.4; Students will use pictures of artifacts or objects from a teaching kit to classify artifacts and answer questions about the lifeways of a group of historic Native Americans.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)

Artifact ethics: In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.5; In their study of archaeological issues students will use ethical dilemmas to examine their own values and beliefs about archaeological site protection. They will also evaluate possible actions they might take regarding site and artifact protection.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance and Social Studies)

Artifacts found by waterscreening: Small artifacts recovered by waterscreening.; Format: image/photograph

Backfilling the Occaneechi Town excavation: Student backfilling an archaeological excavation.; Format: image/photograph

Burial: Photograph of a burial, a common archaeological feature at Occaneechi Town. Burials are pits, usually oval or rectangular in shape and often quite deep, that were dug as individual graves. They contain the skeletal remains and accompanying funerary objects...; Format: image/photograph

Chronology: The time of my life: In Intrigue of the Past, page 1.6; In their study of chronology the students will use personal timelines and an activity sheet to demonstrate the importance of intact information to achieve accuracy, and compare and contrast their timelines with the chronological information contained in a stratified archaeological site.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)

Classification and attributes: In Intrigue of the Past, page 1.7; In their study of classification and attributes, students will use “doohickey kits” to classify objects based on their attributes, and explain that scientists and specifically archaeologists use classification to help answer research questions.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)

Coastal Plain cultures graphic organizer: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 2.5; As students read the article "Peoples of the Coastal Plain," this graphic organizer will help them develop an understanding of the cultures that existed in North Carolina's Coastal Plain hundreds of years ago.; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Common artifacts: Animal bones: Animal bones were commonly found in archaeological features at the Fredricks site at Occaneechi Town. Most of these bones are from animals that were hunted or caught for food (such as deer, bear, raccoon, turkey, and fish).; Format: image/photograph

Common artifacts: Brick fragments: These small brick fragments found in the plowed soil at Occaneechi Town are associated with European settlement in the area after about 1750.; Format: image/photograph

Common artifacts: Charcoal: Charcoal was commonly found in archaeological features at the Fredricks site at Occaneechi Town. Most of this charcoal is from wood used as fuel; however, plants that were grown or collected for food also are amply represented by seeds, nutshells, and (occasionally)...; Format: image/photograph

Common artifacts: Chipped-stone projectile points: Photograph of chipped-stone projectile points found at Occaneechi Town. The Occaneechi and their predecessors used the bow-and-arrow as a weapon. Their arrows were tipped with small triangular points that were chipped from stone. Much earlier inhabitants of...; Format: image/photograph

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