Digging
for the Past
Hand
work, fun, artifacts, and ancient history
Japanese students discover archaeology and
learn about the past by participating in
archaeological digs and examining artifacts.
Hard
Work and Ancient History
Ayumi
Kawano and Masahiro Ohamo also took part
in the archaeological dig in Kiyotake. They said
digging in the soil in search of ancient artifacts
let them feel ancient mystery as well as the
reality of hard work.
My
Father Found a Yayoi Artifact in his Rice
Field
Hiromi
Murayama shows us an artifact which her father
found while he was farming his rice field. She
thinks it may be a piece of ancient Jomon
pottery because the farm is located near the site
of an archaeological dig.
Archaeology
Dig is Hard Work, but Fun
Takashi
Shii participated in an archaeological dig in
Kiyotake, Japan. He wanted to do the work of a real
archaeologist but soon found out that
archaeologists have to do a lot of digging and hard
work. archaeology.
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