<p>The one thing that archeologists and paleontologists have in common is patience. Hemet's Western Science Center created its simulated dig sites to allow students of these fields of study to learn how to look for clues about the past. It took more than two years for them to excavate 4.5 feet to reach the point from where the dig site was launched.</p><p>Darla Abigt, who earned her bachelor's degree in archeology and her master's degree in ancient history, oversees the sites used by students from the Western Science Academy, Mt. San Jacinto College and summer camps. She also serves as the assistant curator of archeology for the museum.</p><p>"We created the dig site to match what and how you would find artifacts and fossils in different layers of dirt," she said.</p><p>Paleontology is considered a social science, focusing on the evolution of cultures and development of human society. The fossils buried at the paleontology dig site are replicas, as real fossils with their associated information are saved for research. The replicas are made from synthetic resins molded into the shape of real fossils.</p><p><a href="http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/hemet/hemet-headlines-index/20140121-hemet-science-center-creates-dig-sites.ece">Keep reading...</a></p>