Do the Dig: The Neolithic Aegean

There are places left in the archaeology dig led by professional archaeologist "Big Dog" Geof Purcell that Mary Ann O'Rourke is hosting at their farm in Califon, NJ (near where 287 & 78 cross in NJ).

June 28-July 1, Tuesday - Friday, 10am - 3pm

The theme this year is "The Neolithic Aegean".

(It's a brand new scenario, for those of you who have attended previous digs...!) If you have not heard of The Archaeological Perspective's digs it is a week camp where students get to do real archaeology in a kid way. These are real scenarios, real artifacts, and real thinking to figure it out. Dig in the morning & see slides & play games (like "Settlers of Catan" to reinforce the concepts in the afternoon. Friday is a "museum", students telling the story & a themed potluck.) This one is timed so that homeschoolers & "brick & mortar" students can both attend. You can make it be as big a part of the your kid's education as you want.

Download registration forms from:
http://www.thinktank-nj.com/archaeology-in-tewksbury.html

Best site I have found for recipes is http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chalain/en/recet_acc.htm "Some recipes are quite familiar to modern palates, such as meat cooked on hot stones, smoked filet of trout and grilled frogs." and "... the far less appetizing category of gruels and hotpots."

• Acorns, anyone?
• Bear's garlic salad?
• Flattened cakes of bread?
• elder berries?
  
• Filet of trout?
• honey?
• Dig groups have always been very forgiving - if you want to bring more modern beautiful fish stew, or Aegean shrimp salad or other Greek recipes I am sure it would be eaten! There are usually at least one vegetarian and some food allergy, so check during the week, and please label food ingredients. If you are camping out to attend the dig (real camping or at a local friend/relative/hotel) we will also need drinks, etc. so just be the one to sign up early for those things. (or, if you found a local bakery with baklava, I'm sure that everyone would love you.)