Older children and adults can talk with young children about they objects they have find in the 'dig site', in the yard, in a sand box or at the park. Older children and adults can assist young children in the dig site and encourage them to dig very carefully.

Older children or adults can also help children measure the sizes of their artifacts (show them how 'measuring' starts at the end of the ruler), reconstruct their pots, and help children hypothesize as to what the reconstructed pot might have been used for.

By using context clues, older children or adults can also guess the relative ages of some of the 'artifacts' (for example: if a plate is "dishwasher and microwave safe", it can only be as old as the invention of the dishwasher or microwave). What are some other clues an 'artifact' can provide an archeologist?