A 12-minute virtual tour introduces viewers to the newest exhibition at the Plymouth Plantation museum. The video, featuring artifacts from an archaeological dig at historic Patuxet and Plymouth, begins with Wampanoag displays and moves onto items that feature how indigenous people and European traded. The video ends with information about Project 400, the ongoing dig at this historic site.

Concepts

plymouth colony, pilgrims, the wampanoag, thanksgiving, the first thanksgiving, archaeology, archaeological digs, artifacts

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the video as a model of how archaeologist conduct digs and use artifacts to try and understand a site

Classroom Considerations

• The exhibit display continues through November 2021 and can be viewed online

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• The video details how archaeologists conduct digs and how they use artifacts to understand the history of an area

Cons

• None