Gator Clan (Day 4)

Day 4
Day four of the dig was very eventful for the gator clan. We found many piece of pottery, points, pieces of arrow heads and fire cracked rock. The gator clan moved around a lot, we started out at 3B and finished at 4B. 4B was the most successful spot we ended up at. Our leader, Terry, was really good at pin pointing where most of the artifacts were. We have worked very hard even though its been really hot. Together as a team we did really well. We would work together and never claimed a certain persons name on our finds. To us if one of us found something we all had put in a part when finding it and the tasks were divided up evenly. I am very thankful I got to be a part of Community Studies this year and if I could do it again I would.

Raven Clan Day 5

The community studies dig is always a big success with the students and the teachers. During the dig, every group found some great artifacts to show the town of Roanoke. During the week, some days was hot and some were cold, but most were hot. On day one, it was really hot and that was the day were we just got the stuff ready for the dig. The rest of the days were really hot and we had lots of fun, we listened to music, had mud fights, and also had fun on the back of Lexis truck. We even went to the swamp and had a good time there and also got very muddy there. All in all, we had a good week and found some great amazing artifacts.

Ravens Day 5 ( Entire Dig Experience )

  The annual community studies dig, from what I've heard, is always a success. The students usually find great artifacts to show the citizens of Randolph County. The Ravens didn't find many "great" artifacts to present this year, but we found something a little better than that. Not only did we learn the procedures of an archaeological dig, but we found a way to work together and form friendships within our groups. While participating in the dig, we worked super hard digging and sifting, but while doing that we found a way to make it fun. We went from "hitting the quan", to having mud fights, to riding around in Lexi's truck listening to music. I am very thankful for this Community Studies class and the educational, yet fun, archaeological dig and even though we are no longer together everyday, we will always be "Ravens".

Gator clan Day 5

This picture is of the gator clan and our group leader, Terry. I believe that our whole group had a great time during the dig. Terry taught us how to find artifacts and always kept us laughing. Terry would actually help us do stuff and he tried to help us with whatever he could. He told us about stuff that we didn't know about, and in my opinion, is the best group leader we could have had. our group was the group that found the drills, and some knives, and flakes from points and knives. My faorite quote was from Terry. He said "We don't put just an individual name on the bag, we put the group name on the bag because everyone found it. The people who shovel dug it out, the sifters found it in the dirt, and the cleaners cleaned it off." our whole clan learned more on this dig than we ever could have learned by ourselves. It kind of threw us off that the corn wasn't cut, but we made the most of it. We had tons of fun and would definitely do it again if we could.

Day 5 - Wide Awake

This picture doesn’t have everyone in it, but it pretty much sums up how the dig went for the wide awake clan. We are the swamp people of Handley High School (tours are $5 a person). Anyway, Heather was usually capturing a funny moment to post on her snap chat story. As you can see, Ken and Jenae had made it as far as they were going; they were going to live to tell the story if something happened to us (lol). Elizabeth and I were laughing about something most of the time. In this case, it was because my boot was stuck in the mud and the chances of it coming out didn’t look to promising. At this point, we could barely see Will because he was so far away. I guess we all trusted his outdoor skills when we continued following him through the marshy area (except for Ken and Jenae who were going to be the survivors). Coach Glass surprised me when he too was following Will through the muddy swamp. Apparently, he has different shoes besides his white Nike’s and likes playing in the mud. Devonta, in his polo boots and all, was walking along with Coach Glass and Will. He was a pretty fearless group leader. Mrs. Awbrey didn’t accompany us on this adventure into the swamp, but she was very helpful to our group. On a serious note, the wide awake clan found many artifacts and were in search of more. We were digging in what we believe to be an old house that burned down. We found many broken dishes, old bottles, pieces of a tiny child’s tea set, a bird pendant, and other unique pieces. I would say the dig was a huge success for the wide awake clan. I am glad I had the opportunity to discover historical things and grow closer with my group members. However, I doubt any of us were wide awake after the dig was over.

Bears Day 5

Throughout the week, us bears were quite busy conducting several different tasks to make the dig successful for not only our group, but for others as well! We weren't as stationary as the rest of the groups because Dana, our group instructor, told us we will be doing things differently from everyone else. On the first day, we were told that we were to set up a dig site. At first, we weren't sure on how to begin, but we immediately picked up on how to complete it on our own. Doing this required using lots of math skills and different tools along the process of completion. Each stake we used had a specific location and direction to be placed. Each day we set up these digging sites for each group. For about two days, we had to look at different rocks to determine if those very rocks were used to grind corn with and find out how long they've been there. By working together, we successfully completed this assignment. Another thing us bears completed was setting up stakes in different directions (North, South, East, and West) along the corn field by using a compass and tape measure. Speaking for the entire community studies class, I think we would all enjoy coming back to do this dig again if we had the opportunity. It helped us bond and build stronger friendships that will last us a lifetime.

The Ravens day 4

Day 4 of the dig the Ravens had a lot of fun. From the pottery findings to the mud fights in the hot sun, we continued to work very hard. We mostly screened all day long checking to see if anything was in the mud, and we also went down another view inches in the dig site. Day 4 was not as good as day 3, it was a long tiring day. It was extremely hot with the weather at 84 degrees but we continued to work hard. Us Ravens, were determined to find stuff and come to find out when we probed in one of the spots we found some water, which was neat. The Raven clan is ready to see what day 5 had in store, and what other fun we have on day 5 since we already had mud fights on day 4.