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Scenario: You’re digging an STP on the Mount Vernon estate.

Layer 2: In the layer beneath topsoil you excavate a variety of artifacts. In this layer you find

1 Late Woodland Minguannan ceramic sherd

1 Open Sponge Whiteware ceramic sherd

1 White Granite ceramic sherd with a ribbed motif

What is layer 2’s TPQ?__________________

Layer 3: In the third layer you excavate, you find 3 stoneware sherds

1. ___________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________

What is layer 3’s TPQ? ________________

Layer 4: While digging in the fourth layer you find 3 ceramic earthenware sherds

1. ___________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________

What is layer 4’s TPQ? ________________

Layer 5: In your last layer before subsoil, you find 1 porcelain sherd.

1. ___________________________________________________

What is layer 5’s TPQ?_________________

Bonus Questions: Fill in each layer’s TPQ on the chart below.

Which layer(s) was deposited during George

Washington’s time at Mount Vernon?

Layer 2 has artifacts from a wide range of dates.

How do you think they ended up in the same layer?

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