BCC Anthropology Students Dig into the Past on Weekend Field Trip
October 24, 2022 –Β When instructor Heather Crisco promises hands-on learning, sheβs not kidding. On a recent Saturday, she accompanied a number of her students to a community dig located on Front Street in Wilmington, NC. This was part of a unit on Archaeology and a great way to bring classroom learning to life.
βI wanted to help my students apply the techniques we talked about in class to a real, hands-on experience in the field,β said Crisco. βWhen I found out about this dig site, I was excited and wanted to share it with the class.β
Share it she did and her students made a number of great discoveries as they dug into history dating back to the 1700s. βWe found a jawbone with intact teeth that may have belonged to a boar, small horse or cow,β said Crisco. βAnother fun find was pieces of a porcelain teacup. It was amazing to see brilliant colors and designs on things so old.β
The dig happens every other Saturday and is led by the . While no one is certain about the type of structure that once called this place home, findings suggest that it might have been a tavern or store front, or both. Only time, and bits of precious history revealed by curious explorers like those at BCC, will tell.
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