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Results of our Archaeology Project Mr. Spedding Grades 2/3 Class
Our class culture The Guala People
The Guala culture arrived in Carmel Valley during the last ice age
The Guala culture arrived in Carmel Valley during the last ice age
is the oldest tribe yet to be discovered in California
The Guala culture arrived in Carmel Valley during the last ice age
is the oldest tribe yet to be discovered in California
hunted large and small animals, including rabbits, deer, birds, fish, and even mammoth elephants
The Guala culture arrived in Carmel Valley during the last ice age
is the oldest tribe yet to be discovered in California
hunted large and small animals, including rabbits, deer, birds, fish, and even mammoth elephants
believed in an afterlife
The Guala culture arrived in Carmel Valley during the last ice age
is the oldest tribe yet to be discovered in California
hunted large and small animals, including rabbits, deer, birds, fish, and even mammoth elephants
believed in an afterlife
important people were cremated and buried in a stone sarcophagus with their most valued possessions
The Guala culture arrived in Carmel Valley during the last ice age
is the oldest tribe yet to be discovered in California
hunted large and small animals, including rabbits, deer, birds, fish, and even mammoth elephants
believed in an afterlife
important people were cremated and buried in a stone sarcophagus with their most valued possessions
worshipped different spirits, represented by clay statues
The Guala culture hunted with spears and arrows
The Guala culture hunted with spears and arrows
traded with other tribes for obsidian, shellfish, and other things
The Guala culture hunted with spears and arrows
traded with other tribes for obsidian, shellfish, and other things
graves were surrounded with blue and purple powder (representing grief and hope); arrows were placed on the
graves to protect the dead from evil spirits
The Guala culture hunted with spears and arrows
traded with other tribes for obsidian, shellfish, and other things
graves were surrounded with blue and purple powder (representing grief and hope); arrows were placed on the
graves to protect the dead from evil spirits
shamans cured disease with crystals, plant medicines, musical instruments, and special tools for taking out evil spirits
Three areas of Guala Village The hearth area
The burial site
The shaman’s area
The hearth area
The hearth area
The burial site
The burial site
The burial site
The burial site
The shaman’s area
The shaman’s area
The shaman’s area
The shaman’s area
The shaman’s area
Questions?
The Excavation of Ms. Diamond’s class site
The Excavation: What we discovered
The Excavation: What we discovered
The Excavation: What we discovered
The Excavation: What we discovered
The Excavation: What we discovered
The Excavation: What we discovered
Thoughts about this culture The culture has many things in common with ancient Egypt
There are statues of a Sphinx, pyramids, and each had Egyptian hieroglyphics carved on them
Art in squares 6 and 9 had pictures of pyramids
Square 2 had Egyptian hieroglyphics
There’s a lot of gold, like we’ve seen from ancient Egyptian burial sites
There are three mummies on the site
Thoughts about this culture The clay object in square 8 is shaped like an ankh,
an Egyptian symbol of life
This is a wealthy culture from the amount of gold and jewels, like rings, gems, necklace and beads
The sarcophagus in square 5 is filled with jewels and coins
The piece of slate in square 2 seems to have the word pyramid written on it
There are two staffs in square 3 One looks like an Egyptian heqa crook, and the other looks like a was
scepter
Questions we have Is square 7 a cooking and eating area (with
baskets and eating utensils)?
What is the meaning of the leaves in square 3?
Is the mummy in square 4 a wolf, a cat?
We’re puzzled by the candlestick in square 5? What is it’s meaning?
Do the day glow beads have special meaning?
What about the writing in English on the statue in square 2? What’s the story behind that?
There is a spoon of unusual shape in square 7/ What is it used for?
Questions we have What are the triangular clay objects in square 7?
Why are there bricks? Do they show the shape of a burial site? (We see no evidence of a hearth or living area)
What are the teeth about (in squares 2 and 5)?
What is the meaning of the cloth in square 8? Is it a piece of clothing?
Why is there a bracelet in the ankh object in square 8?
What’s up with the Hello Kitty necklace?
Our conclusions This site was probably a burial area. Single bricks surround the site,
and a sarcophagus is in the center
The sarcophagus was filled with fancy stuff, as if the mummy buried there was a very important person or animal
The culture had close ties to the ancient Egyptians
We believe the slate in square 2 may have been a map
We know that the ancient Egyptians made animal mummies of special pets, and animals connected with their gods. We wonder if the
mummies are of important animals.
Questions?
Mr. Spedding wishes that acknowledge the following
students for their special contribution to this project:
Mr. Spedding wishes that acknowledge the following
students for their special contribution to this project: Alexis Olmo, coordinator of the hearth area
Riley Gaucher and Neeli Tummala, coordinators of the shaman and religious area
Daniel Kanak, coordinator of the tools’ group
Zoe Deoudes and Riley Gaucher, inventors of the Guala language
Omar Alladeen, coordinator of the burial site
Izzie Leahy, jewelry maker extraordinaire
Mr. Spedding wishes that acknowledge the following
students for their special contribution to this project: Preston Evers and Reeve Grobecker,
our SITE MANAGERS!!