GARAGE SALE ARCHAEOLOGY

Name: Date (4022 C.E.)

Location Site 137—believed to have been part of an urban neighbourhood in Toronto

A. Describe your artefact

Using one item from the IAPS reserve, record as many details as you can about the physical make-up of your object
(dimensions, colour, texture, material, anything out of the ordinary about it, natural or man-made….).

Artefact Examined

-man made
-gold chain
-silver and magenta jewels
-texture is bumpy
-smooth rim
-jewels either shaped as a rectangle or oval
-material may be metal or plastic

B. Take a picture of your artefact or draw it

- do not damage the object or change it in any way (that means NO tracing)
- feel free to use a sheet of paper if you wish. You may draw/photograph from different angles.
C. Analysis of the Society which left this artefact
--describe potential uses for the object (remember that you are from the future and don’t KNOW the exact use
--what does this artefact tell you about the society that left it behind?
--include rough notes below; NOTE: you will be creating a short (< 5 minutes) presentation and 1-3
slides (which will be added to a Class Google Slideshow).

-some uses may be for a type of game, use for an ornament/decor, hair accessory,.
-society may be celebratory, decorative, imaginative, possibly wealthy, colourful,.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S8YhbYxJuIjJjng_nQsq-rxYKXuCAsXQ2fBAF9LmuNw/edit

Notes about On Site Archaeology

When considering the social/cultural impact of your object, remember that you are from the
year 4022. That means you have come from a time of different norms and values and we are
assuming that your culture looks different from ours today. As you create your response,
consider the following:

Why was it created? What purpose(s) would it serve?

Who would have made it? Does it appear to be one-of-a-kind?

Which group/members of society would have used this? Consider age, gender, class…

What does it tell us about the make-up/advancements of that culture? How does it fit with our
current 4022 culture?

What does this object tell us about this society and the different groups and social
institutions within it? Remember that social institutions that are most common from the
year 2022 are family, government, media, religion, military and work.

Go into specific detail wherever possible. Consider more than one option. DO NOT MAKE
EVERYTHING A WEAPON!!!!!

*You decide whether or not you have a translator that can understand the language(s) present
on the objects or whether they are undecipherable.