CASE STUDY

More than Digging: Archeology Education at Fort Frederica National Monument

In the spring of 1995, Fort Frederica and Oglethorpe Point Elementary School began a unique program to teach archeology to 4th and 5th grade classes.

Following several weeks of in-class sessions, the students are allowed to dig at an actual site located on Ft. Frederica. The artifacts are taken back to the school, where the students perform post-dig activities such as identification, curation, and cataloging. A classroom has been dedicated and equipped as an archeology laboratory.

Although the program is limited to Glynn County schools as this time, any teacher may get a copy of the curriculum guide by contacting the Chief Ranger, Ft. Frederica.

CASE STUDY

Public Archeology Program at Petersburg National Battlefield

This web site illustrates how, in an effort to share information with the public, and to increase awareness of archeology within the National Park Service, archeologists with the University of Maryland initiated a public archeology program during the Federal picket line excavation at Petersburg National Battlefield.