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title: Student Archaeologists at Work
description: Moravian Academy sixth-graders dig for terracotta soldiers on the Downtown Campus during history class.
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# [Student Archaeologists at Work](https://blog.moravianacademy.org/blog/student-archaeologists-at-work)

 Written by [Adrianna DiMarco](https://blog.moravianacademy.org/blog/author/adrianna-dimarco) | Jan 20, 2022 4:19:05 PM

In my 6th-grade social studies class, students are learning about ancient China.

 

Recently, they learned about the terracotta warriors which were discovered in the tomb of emperor Qin Shi Huang. The students took on the task of being an archaeologist and took turns excavating a terracotta solider!

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