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Ocmulgee National Park Service
National Monument U.S. Department of Interior
JUNIOR RANGER ACTIVITY BOOK AGES 7 & UP
Explorer’s Name
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ArchaeologyWe learn about the past in many different ways. Archaeologists learn about past
human lives and cultures by uncovering, recovering and examining artifacts, which is any object made or changed by a human culture. Examples of artifacts are tools, pottery, and structures. Here are some interesting finds at the Ocmulgee Mounds.
Using the clues and what you’ve learned from the museum tell the name of the artifact, who it was used by, and how it was used.
Draw an artifact you saw on display.
Discovery!This artifact was found behind the earth lodge. It has been
dated back to around 10,000 years ago.Name _______________________________________Who used it? _________________________________How was it used?______________________________
Discovery!This structure is circular and subterranean. The clay floor
seats about 50 people.Name _______________________________________Who used it? _________________________________How was it used?______________________________
Discovery!Name _________________________________Who used it? _________________________________How was it used?______________________________________
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WHAT BELONGS IN THE MOUND?While you EXPLORE the monument, LEARN about the mounds and the artifacts that were buried in them. Find and put an X on seven things that do not belong in the mounds.
pottery
camerashell gorget
boot
ranger hatstick and ball
arrowhead
canduct tape
shell
tire
When archaeologists study artifacts of people who lived before, they usually discover the deeper an object is in the ground the older it is. But not always! Using the diagram and key below match the time period of each soil section with the artifact found in the ground.
0-10 years10-200 years200-800 years800-1500 years
1500-8000 years
8000+ years
Artifact Time Period
tire _______years agoClovis point _______years agopottery _______years agoshovel _______years agobone awl _______years agoelectronic device _______years ago bottle _______years agoSpanish sword _______years ago
Multiple ChoiceSelect the correct answer on how the Mississippian Culture lived
1) What type of houses did the Mississippians live in?A. TipiB. Long houseC. Wattle and DaubD. Cliff dwelling
2) What games did they play?A. BaseballB. StickballC. Chucky D. Stickball and chucky
3) How did they get their food?A. Hunted B) Gathered C) Shopped onlineD) Hunted, Gathered, and gardened
4) Where did they go to school?A. They did not go to schoolB) Mississippian High SchoolC) Deer Park Elementary SchoolD) Beaver Middle School
5) What chores did girls have to do?A) Gardening B) Make potteryC) Vacuum the floor of the houseD) Gardening, make pottery
6) What chores did the boys have to do?A) Go huntingB) Make arrowheads and toolsC) Wash their patents’ carD) Go hunting, make and arrowheads and tools
Chunky Stone Maze
Help the stick get into the center of the chunky stone.
FINISHSTART
This Certifies that
____________________________________________Is an official Junior Ranger at Ocmulgee National Monument
_________________ ____________ Park Official Date
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