NARRATIVE DECKS TEMPLATE

Archaeological dig

A story uncovered layer by layer, as an 'archaeological dig': a cross-section of soil runs down the left of every page — grass, layers, bedrock — and each page cuts the trench one layer deeper, outlines it and tells what was found there, with an abstract shard for each find; the close hits bedrock. For history traced back to its roots, or a topic you 'dig deeper' into.

Carousel of 3–10 slides4 platformsVoice: Serious, Warm, Playful

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Sample at 4:5, shown on Northfield Studio, a fictional brand. MarketiQ fills each template with your brand, facts and copy.

When the AI picks it

MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Archaeological dig for posts that teach, start a conversation or prove a point, when the message is a story, a timeline or a list. It is built first to teach.

It reads each post’s goal and shape first, then its own words, the platform and the facts you have, and offers this template only where it fits.

Teach somethingStart a conversationProve a pointa storya timelinea list

Who it’s for

Any business. Nothing in it assumes what you sell, so the Director can offer it to a software company, a café or a coaching centre alike — whenever the post fits.

Platforms and sizes

Sizes Archaeological dig is made at on each platform
Size	Where
4:51080 × 1350 px	Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads

Carousel of 3–10 slides. Each size is laid out for its canvas, not cropped; the sample above is the 4:5 version.

What it needs

Only your post. It is made from your copy and your brand kit — there is nothing else to prepare.

Rules the AI follows

Word for word from the template library. The Director follows the copy rules when it writes into the template, and the visual review checks every creative against the visual rules.

Copy rules

Only for a story told from the surface down — a history traced back to its origin, a product taken apart to what is underneath, a deep dive past the obvious; not for a forward timeline, offers or tips.
Each layer is something the copy says was found; periods and names come from the copy, never invented dates or artefacts.
The closing line is the bedrock — the root of it all, and what the reader can do with it.

Visual rules

A soil cross-section down the left edge of every page — a grass strip, bands of earth in tints and shades of the brand colour with scattered pebbles, dark bedrock — with a trench cut down to the current layer, which is outlined in a dashed brand line and tagged 'Layer n'.
Beside it, the layer's name (or 'Layer n') in condensed capitals with 'n of N · deeper', the heading, the text and an abstract shard labelled 'Find no. n'.
The cover shows the untouched section under 'Archaeological dig' and the title; the closing page cuts the trench to the bedrock with the call to action.

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