From the HSIE Faculty

Year 9 Elective History - Archaeological dig - 20 August 2020

An exciting day was enjoyed by a group of Year 9 budding Archaeologists! The Elective History class undertook an incursion to extend and enhance their knowledge about the field of Archaeology and methodologies used, by becoming Archaeologists themselves for the day!

The students were outside battling the elements (it was a beautiful day). The quickly up-tools and began to prepare the selected site. The morning was spent surveying, drawing and measuring the site. Students pegged out the ‘selection’ creating a grid to overlay their excavation.

Soon excavation began; brushes, and hands were busily, but carefully, uncovering a huge 61 artifacts left behind by unknown civilisations! The artifacts were methodically labelled, recorded, drawn, photographed and plotted on a scaled grid for easy reference. Students then began the arduous task of piecing together the information gained from close inspection and cross-referencing of the artifacts to gain a clearer picture of the inhabitants of the area. Who were they? Still to be decided!

It was fun exploring and finding stuff! - Catherine 

It was not what I expected; easier than I thought, it was really interesting. - Nick

It was a great way of learning outside of the classroom, really experiencing what Archaeologists do. - Willow

The best part of the day was when Willow dug up my foot! - Kenna

Seeing the work of an Archaeologist in action was eye-opening. - Dominic