Day three finds at the dig at Sappington House

Unit one:
Bones
Glass, clear and green or olive
Nails
Floor tile
Ceramic

Unit two:
Glass
Brick

Bill Iseminger, archaeologist at Cahokia Mounds, spoke about “Doing Archaeology and Prehistoric Cultures at the Confluence.” Seating in the Library of Americana is very comfortable.

Kids and mothers enjoyed activities in the hands-on area. Photos by Sally Cakouros.

At the Mystery Mural, Dr. Iseminger joins Rachel behind and Zoe and Blaise in front. The graphic for the Mystery Mural came from Dr. Iseminger at Cahokia Mounds. Would that be a hint as to it’s subject matter?

Robin Jorcke-Machiran, lead archaeologist on the dig at Sappington House working with student digger, Alexis on end of day record keeping, called “mapping.”

Taking measurements for the records at dig site, unit one.

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