The story ends with Sophie taking the kids back to her lab where they meet more scientists and learn how everything is catalogued.
They create a map showing how the ancient village was set out according to the discoveries in each squared off area.Īnd based on the map and the other facts that the kids have learnt while on the dig they are able to imagine what the ancient village probably looked like. In the book the archaeologists discover a row of dark marks in the ground which were marks left behind by the posts of an ancient house and together with a number of other things that they find, lead them to discover the site was actually an ancient village. They also learn a lot about what life would have been like, what tools the people may have used, possible food they may have eaten and possible clothes. They learn about how the dig site is mapped out into squares and how everything needs to be neat and organized on the site. As the kids participate in the dig Sophie explains how the dig works and what the discoveries may indicate.
The book is based on some kids going with an archaeologist (named Sophie) on a dig. So around a year ago I bought them this fab little book – Archaeologists Dig for Clues (Let’s Read-And-Find-Out Science (Paperback)) by Kate Duke. We have tried to build as much learning as we can into this area as they both just get so excited whenever we read anything remotely linked to this. It is no secret that my kids love all things prehistoric (obsessed could be a more accurate term).
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