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!!