1. The Story of Caroline A Lesson By John Emerson

2. What is Anthropology? Anthropology Man study of Archeology Ancient study of Study of Ancient Man

3. 3 Jobs of an Archeologist • Time Traveler • Garbage Person • Detective

4. Garbage Person • Let’s look at what is in the teacher’s waste basket • We start at the top and work out way to the bottom • What did she do all day and when?

5. What did she do today? When did she do it? 6th Art Papers 5th Social Studies Papers Paper napkins Sandwich bag 3rd Spelling words list 2nd Math papers 1st Reading list 4th Lunch Closer to top = more recent activity

6. On surface? In the first 6 inches? At 12 inches? 18 inches? Below 30”? Bushes, Trees, buildings, cars Pampers, wrappers, cans, plastic, Styrofoam Canning items, glass, horseshoes, square nails, cartridges, tools Spearheads, bones arrowheads, weapons, jewelry, pottery Sterile, man didn’t exist Time TravelerWhat is in our earth Can you answer before you click?

7. Detective A True Story John Emerson was invited to take his 6th grade class to the Sanyo Indian dig site in Redlands, California. They found a skeleton they named Caroline.

8. What do we know about Caroline? • She was 23 years old when she dies • She was ugly • She died 400 years ago • She has a terrible disease • She was tortured • She survived 6 months after being tortured • She was murdered • She was not respected by her tribe

9. Age? 400 years old? Ugly? Diseased? Tortured? Survived 6 months? Murdered? Teeth – no wisdom teeth Depth of dig Buck Teeth Deformed condition of bone Drilled hole in arm Degree of healing Skull crushed, 3 arrowheads in ribs All this from a Skeleton?How do we know? Can you answer before you click?

10. Not respected by her tribe? How do we know? Why? How do we know? Hole drilled in arm? Lived 6 months? Why murdered? Didn’t have a proper burial Buried face down not in fetal position Camp prostitute Bones show syphilis To let loose evil spirits To see if it got worse It didn’t work All this from a Skeleton?How do we know? Can you answer before you click?

11. Checking for Understanding • Use chorale response throughout lesson so everyone participates • Observe who participates and who doesn’t • Draw out those who don’t participate

12. Outcome John Emerson only provided the facts. All responses and deductions in this archeology lesson were provided by various audiences to which this lesson was presented. Responses and deductions demonstrate critical thinking by his 6th grade class.