Archeological Dig

On October 16th the sixth grade class participated in the yearly Archeological Dig. This was a great opportunity for the students to learn about Egyptians and hieroglyphics in a fun way.
The groups of students put a lot of work into this dig. They had to write stories and put it into their own hieroglyphic writing. The story was about the mummy that was going to be buried in their tomb, and then they figured out what they wanted to have in their tomb. Some of the things they put in the tombs were pots, jewelry, coins, and the mummy. These artifacts were supposed to resemble the mummy’s most sacred possessions. A Map of the tomb was made so the kids would know exactly where to place their artifacts. After all of this work was done they began to dig out there tombs and place the artifacts in it.
The most fun part of this whole experience for the kids was to dig up their friends tombs and find out what each held inside. Some of the groups found all the artifacts but some were missing some, which are still in the ground somewhere over by the baseball fields, and will most likely be dug up next year. There were messages written on cloth in hieroglyphics, the kids had a key to follow to figure out what it said. The stories were about the life of the buried mummy in the tomb.
The students this year really enjoyed this activity. A lot of them said that I it probably going to be the best thing they do all year. Tommy Lynaugh said, “I had so much fun at the dig this year, I couldn’t wait to go to English class so we could work on our tomb.” As you can see the Archeological Dig was a joy to all the students, it is definitely one of the highlights to the sixth grade.