Just one idea here. Flowerpots may be a nice exercise but do they really
communicate much about past peoples as real archaeology can? Beyond growing
pansies?

How about salting the faux dig with things that are a bit more informative
too - like marbles, a doll's head, part of a candlestick, buttons, bones, or the
cowrie shells (signifying African Americans on the site) that we would
sometimes find on 18th century sites when I did archaeology in Virginia ? (a long,
long time ago).

These sorts of "finds" lead you into some great journeys into discovering the
past with kids (and adults too).

Cheers!
Dave

David Harvey
Artifacts
2930 South Birch Street
Denver, CO  80222
303-300-5257
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