School Programs
Getting Down and Dirty with Archaeology
Dig This: Excavating History
In this archaeology program, students apply the basics of scientific and historical research and analysis by participating in a model excavation of a layered, seeded pit. Students will see images of actual items that were made or used by the people of South Carolina, some over 200 years ago. Students will also walk the property and visit past archaeological sites, and will have an opportunity to interpret an 18th-century building.
Site identification, mapping, sifting, mending, labeling, analyzing, and interpreting artifacts enable archaeology students to place Drayton Hall and Charleston in a global context.
SC Curriculum Standards
