Final Day

On the final day, everything came to a close. We visited each sight and listened attentively to their stories and findings. We began in the graveyard. In the graveyard we read scripture, prayed, and laid a rose on each marked grave. The ceremony we held was heart-touching for many people.
Mr. Dana sent his team on a mission to mark off the land. So, we took the measuring wheel and walked the path of the sites. That was a long walk. I would say that it was a good way to end the week.

Day 5

Its sadly the last day of the dig, and we are going to go to everyones site and learn about what they did and how they found some of there things. The first place we went was the Cemetery which consisted of a small ceremony where we put flowers on some of the graves.

Day 4

Thursday probably the coldest day of the week to me. We got to our site and got straight to work, we still weren't finding important things like the other groups so we had to move into another spot then we started finding some cool things. Then two students found a pipe but didn't know it had a face on it until it was cleaned

Day 3

Today we got there and went straight to work. We tried to work hard considering the fact that Coach Glass was rushing us it was actually pretty funny. Alot of the other groups were finding cool things and we were gonna give up, but decided to dig deeper. We took our team picture which was missing some people but it was okay. Finally when it was almost time to leave we found some green ware and some pottery.

Day 2

Today is the day we start digging, we have found our spot which is a big cabin, I think that we had the biggest cabin out of everyone to be exact. We didn't really find anything like the other groups but its okay because we got a late start from the day before

Dig Day 1

Today is the first day of the dig, and it’s very cold. We just looked around the site and it’s very cool as Tyquan would say. It was basically a clean up day considering the fact that we had to clean up some places and move a lot of things at our dig site, which we got a late start on because we had to work in a depression hole, which we thought that something could’ve been there but Liz said that a tree was there. Emily, Marissa and I found a lot of rocks which were used to start a fire and had to flag them so that was kind of cool. Some of the students ran across of a snake while moving trees and other stuff but it was okay because no one got hurt.

Day 5 Summary

Today was the last day at the dig site. All we did today was we went to everyone dig site where they was digging. First we went to the slave graves and we seen where the math team has marked them down and measure where they would be. They gave everyone flowers to put on the slaves grave. I thought it was really cool that they found all them slaves at the grave site. Next we went to the slave cabins the quarters dig site. What we did there was show what we found and how we started digging. Next we went to the blacksmith shop and they showed us what they found. I really enjoyed digging this whole week and learning new things.

Day 5- Summary

Today was officially our last day of the dig. Today was filled with viewing other sites and cleaning up our areas. We did a small ceremony at the graveyard site that was really touching. All together this was a great experience and we would love to do this again. The dig told us a lot about our past and how things were really different.

Day Four

The day started out freezing, of course. We started in the graveyard learning how to determine where a grave was. Mallory and I took turns probing the dirt to determine the length of a grave. Lewis and Jacob were sent to the other side of the graveyard to do some cleaning. Dana taught Lewis how to properly take out a stump with an axe.
Dana told Mallory, Jacob, and I to load up on his truck. He dropped us off at the blacksmith station with Terry in order for us to locate the foundation of the newer blacksmith shop. While locating the foundation and extending part C of their area, we had the opportunity to dig and sift. As we sifted through the dirt we found plenty of metal and nails. The most interesting part of today was being a part of finding a shotgun barrel from the early 1800s.
I would say that today was a great way to bring the archeological dig to an end. 

Day 4- Summary

Today was our last day digging which is a sad day. Today was filled with hard work and good times. We found a lot more stuff today that could tell us about the area and how they lived. Today we dug deeper and found more important things like bullets, pottery, and more parts of dishes. A lot of people came out today to see our work and left happy. Today was a good day for Plantation Patterns.

Dig Day 4

         Today was a pretty quick, yet eventful day. We got to our start and started digging right away. A few of us were digging, some were sifting, and others were bagging and tagging. We dug a lot in Site C and Site A. In Site A, there was a tree in the midst of our pit. We all were tired of that tree, and we felt as if something lied underneath it. So, a few of us began to dig under the tree. The tree became loose quickly, and it fell to the ground.... with a little help.
         As we began digging up under this tree, we found lots of metal. We knew something had to have been here before the tree had grown. As some of us were digging, Jakob and Addie noticed something in the side of the tree that had been bothering them since the dig began. Immediately, they both started ti cut out this piece of what seemed to be metal. After a good while of cutting it out, it finally was cut loose from the tree, Mr. Terri identified it to be an old gun shaft. To me, this was our greatest find. These were very rare, and it is just so extraordinary that we were able to discover this amazing artifact. This Day Four's report.