Caitlin Gutta
Today I Caitlin Gutta, a future archaeologist from 2030, and the rest of the Mid-Atlantic Region of North America Archeologist crew obtained a receptacle of material culture that was well preserved. So far we have concluded that the remnants were all from in a single family home in the area known as Morgantown. No absolute conclusions have been assessed to our finding so far, but as we shift through the material we may find some answers to our standard questions. As we are analyzing the remains, we will be searching for clues of who used to occupy the land and any other generalizations we can conclude such as age, gender, and wealth. Hopefully this trash can lead us to who and what type of person or persons were residing in this location. First things first was determining the age
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of the site. Among the material we found, was a school calendar dating back to the year of 2012. No other material in the receptacle with any conflicting dates, which helps to better conclude the age of remnants back to 2012. As to the specific month, nothing came up to show us what time of the month of the year it these items were used. As for the members of the house, the evidence suggest there were four members of the house with the addition of a pet cat. With what was found a father can be identified around the age of early to late 40’s. Information from the receptacle helped us identify him as a John Bakewell Sr. Evidence for John Sr. includes a Kohl’s magazines for men’s clothing, a Men’s Church Retreat brochure, as well as a parents report. We also have material regarding a mother and two kids. We identified the mother as Heather Bakewell from a parachutist magazine addressed to her. Just as the father was identified to be in his 40’s we can also roughly conclude that Heather was also in her 40’s. Also, we could simply state that there was women in the house based on the female hygiene products, razors, manicure set, and face wash. Those findings along with teen female vitamins and birthday card for Mailyn Bakewell that read, “Finally a teen” helps us identify one of the kids at the age of 13 in the home. As for the other child, John Bakewell Jr. is thought to be an elementary school student based on book orders from scholastic, Cub Scout form, and a bible quiz that stated John’s name and had simple elementary level questions. As for the cat, a jar of Purina Cat Chow was discovered in the receptacle as well. Along with the age and gender, knowing what social activities this family participated is of importance to us. In the receptacle many signs of gun training were found such as a brochure for police training, mail from a police organization, riffle shooting target, pistol primers, and ammo for defensive shooting. Unless these parents let their young kids shoot guns or Heather was the protector of the family, we can say that John Bakewell Sr. had an interest in guns and maybe a job as a police officer. Also we can accept that Heather Bakewell was a teacher at the Calvary Christian Chapel from a day off request that was found along with mail from the department of education. The kids of course were both in school. Mailyn just starting high school based on her age and homework with material at the high school level and John with his bible quiz. It would also be helpful to identify what businesses and stores the family frequented. The magazine from Kohl’s lets us know that the family took the time to subscribe to the stores magazine. Also found was an Aldi’s receipt for eggs, butter, and cheese for $48.66. There was also a grape box from the farmers market as well as a long list of very healthy food that could all be acquired at farmers markets. There was also a receipt for $476 from Ford Motor Company that would indicate they indeed had a Ford Motor Vehicle. Other than those businesses we can indicate a store such as Cabela’s or any other type of hunting store was frequented by a member or members of the family due to the fact there was ammo found and an Antlerless deer application. Knowing what jobs the parents had helps us indicate their level of income and helps to characterize their class standing. If indeed the father, John Bakewell, was a police officer he would make on average 55,000 a year which would put him along at the lower end of middle class. But this is a double income home, so with Heather being a Christian School teacher, she should have made around 40,000 in the time period. With both incomes in the household it would put the family closer to upper-middle class. Even with two kids, John and Heather’s incomes allowed them to do improvements on their home. Discovering receipts for concrete work for $485 and stonework on a fireplace for %300 allows us to determine that the family had some money secured away for upgrades further concluding their upper-middle class standing. The diets of the members of the family is also important.
Such as is what they ate health, expensive, or trendy? Other than the empty bag of chocolate chip cookies that was discovered the food was obtained was healthy. Among the long list of healthy foods found was seeds, pistachio nuts, multi-grain pasta, dried prunes, apples, spinach, and apricots. When buying healthier food, you can specify that the foods are going to be more expensive. Health and wellbeing must have been a priority for this family as well as the mom must have loved to cook because these are mostly ingredients not frozen meals. The family’s diet can also indicate the lifestyle the family lead. After getting through all the evidence it is believed that the family had a very active life-style. They ate health which is a bit more expensive and their interest seemed more pointed towards outdoor activities. Other than leading an active life-style, it was determined the family spent some family time at home, making pizzas, and playing dominos. No matter how busy life might have been the family spent time at home with one another as well as saved up points for vacations indicated by the mail for vacation rewards
points. Finally, after going through all of our findings we have learned a great deal from the well preserved receptacle from 2012. Thankfully for us, many things that provided very valuable information remained intact after so many years. With all out findings we can presumably conclude the Bakewell family consisted of a mother, a father, their two kids, and a pet cat. The Bakewell’s spent a great deal of time together at home as well as going on vacations with points they earned. The family also ate well and had only the best health foods in the home along with a few unhealthy items to indulge on every once and a while. Overall the Bakewell’s from the area of Morgantown seemed to be that of any average family dating back to that time period.
of the site. Among the material we found, was a school calendar dating back to the year of 2012. No other material in the receptacle with any conflicting dates, which helps to better conclude the age of remnants back to 2012. As to the specific month, nothing came up to show us what time of the month of the year it these items were used. As for the members of the house, the evidence suggest there were four members of the house with the addition of a pet cat. With what was found a father can be identified around the age of early to late 40’s. Information from the receptacle helped us identify him as a John Bakewell Sr. Evidence for John Sr. includes a Kohl’s magazines for men’s clothing, a Men’s Church Retreat brochure, as well as a parents report. We also have material regarding a mother and two kids. We identified the mother as Heather Bakewell from a parachutist magazine addressed to her. Just as the father was identified to be in his 40’s we can also roughly conclude that Heather was also in her 40’s. Also, we could simply state that there was women in the house based on the female hygiene products, razors, manicure set, and face wash. Those findings along with teen female vitamins and birthday card for Mailyn Bakewell that read, “Finally a teen” helps us identify one of the kids at the age of 13 in the home. As for the other child, John Bakewell Jr. is thought to be an elementary school student based on book orders from scholastic, Cub Scout form, and a bible quiz that stated John’s name and had simple elementary level questions. As for the cat, a jar of Purina Cat Chow was discovered in the receptacle as well. Along with the age and gender, knowing what social activities this family participated is of importance to us. In the receptacle many signs of gun training were found such as a brochure for police training, mail from a police organization, riffle shooting target, pistol primers, and ammo for defensive shooting. Unless these parents let their young kids shoot guns or Heather was the protector of the family, we can say that John Bakewell Sr. had an interest in guns and maybe a job as a police officer. Also we can accept that Heather Bakewell was a teacher at the Calvary Christian Chapel from a day off request that was found along with mail from the department of education. The kids of course were both in school. Mailyn just starting high school based on her age and homework with material at the high school level and John with his bible quiz. It would also be helpful to identify what businesses and stores the family frequented. The magazine from Kohl’s lets us know that the family took the time to subscribe to the stores magazine. Also found was an Aldi’s receipt for eggs, butter, and cheese for $48.66. There was also a grape box from the farmers market as well as a long list of very healthy food that could all be acquired at farmers markets. There was also a receipt for $476 from Ford Motor Company that would indicate they indeed had a Ford Motor Vehicle. Other than those businesses we can indicate a store such as Cabela’s or any other type of hunting store was frequented by a member or members of the family due to the fact there was ammo found and an Antlerless deer application. Knowing what jobs the parents had helps us indicate their level of income and helps to characterize their class standing. If indeed the father, John Bakewell, was a police officer he would make on average 55,000 a year which would put him along at the lower end of middle class. But this is a double income home, so with Heather being a Christian School teacher, she should have made around 40,000 in the time period. With both incomes in the household it would put the family closer to upper-middle class. Even with two kids, John and Heather’s incomes allowed them to do improvements on their home. Discovering receipts for concrete work for $485 and stonework on a fireplace for %300 allows us to determine that the family had some money secured away for upgrades further concluding their upper-middle class standing. The diets of the members of the family is also important.
Such as is what they ate health, expensive, or trendy? Other than the empty bag of chocolate chip cookies that was discovered the food was obtained was healthy. Among the long list of healthy foods found was seeds, pistachio nuts, multi-grain pasta, dried prunes, apples, spinach, and apricots. When buying healthier food, you can specify that the foods are going to be more expensive. Health and wellbeing must have been a priority for this family as well as the mom must have loved to cook because these are mostly ingredients not frozen meals. The family’s diet can also indicate the lifestyle the family lead. After getting through all the evidence it is believed that the family had a very active life-style. They ate health which is a bit more expensive and their interest seemed more pointed towards outdoor activities. Other than leading an active life-style, it was determined the family spent some family time at home, making pizzas, and playing dominos. No matter how busy life might have been the family spent time at home with one another as well as saved up points for vacations indicated by the mail for vacation rewards
points. Finally, after going through all of our findings we have learned a great deal from the well preserved receptacle from 2012. Thankfully for us, many things that provided very valuable information remained intact after so many years. With all out findings we can presumably conclude the Bakewell family consisted of a mother, a father, their two kids, and a pet cat. The Bakewell’s spent a great deal of time together at home as well as going on vacations with points they earned. The family also ate well and had only the best health foods in the home along with a few unhealthy items to indulge on every once and a while. Overall the Bakewell’s from the area of Morgantown seemed to be that of any average family dating back to that time period.