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Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a tour of Egypt or visit the online exhibit of artifacts at this site. Descriptions and history of the artifacts are given and there is an impressive links page.
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: The Herculaneum Women and the Origins of Archaeology

For Students 9th - 10th
Website for the 2007 exhibit The Herculaneum Women and the Origins of Archaeology at the Getty Museum. Describes how the discovery of three marble statues in Italy in the 1700s led to centuries of archaeological exploration in the area....
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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 6: If Stones Could Speak

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders will explore history and will learn that archaeologists, like detectives, work to piece together the past through investigation. Archaeological research provides us with stories of human history that help us understand the...
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Archaeological Institute of America

Archaeology: The Modern Sack of Nineveh

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about stolen Assyrian artifacts. It has many links to photos of Assyrian art and architecture, along with detailed images and illustrations.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Archaeology and the Study of Ancient China

For Students 9th - 10th
Archaeology is the study of the material remains of humanity's past. Excavated materials, along with other historical objects and text records, form the primary source material on Ancient China. All the major dynasties, beginning with...
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J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Greeks on the Black Sea: Ancient Art From the Hermitage

For Students 9th - 10th
In the years before Christ the Greeks traveled westward to the Black Sea to establish early colonies. This online exhibition is a marvelous display of their ancient art and artifacts.
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Herbert Art Gallery and Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online home of the Herbert, you can sample its collections of visual art, archaeology, natural history, social history, and take an online tour of its galleries, studios, and learning spaces.
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Graffiti Archaeology

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource shows the study of graffiti-covered walls as they change over time. Made of photo's taken by various photographers over a span of several years. Initial images can be slow loading, but worth the wait.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Archaeology Program: The Earliest Americans Theme Study

For Students 11th - 12th
This exhaustive study of Paleo-Indians examines many of the sites where evidence of their occupation is found across the North American continent. This National Park Service study looks at evidence in found in projectile points,...
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Ancient greece.org: Minoan Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
Captivating collection of information and images of Minoan civilization. Minoan history, architecture, art, culture, and more and covered on this site.
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National Museum of Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home page of the National Museum of Ireland. The museum is actually four museums: Decorative Arts and History; Country Life; Natural History; and Archaeology. You can view exhibits from each museum through this site. In...
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Art History Resources: Minoan Snake Goddess

For Students 9th - 10th
View and learn about the mysterious, bare-breasted faience figurine, the Minoan Snake Goddess. The site covers everything from the finding of the sculpture to the history of Minoan Culture.
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Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: The Ice House

For Students K - 1st
Click on the links to uncover facts about an ice house found in England in May 2004 by a team of archaeologists. Learn what it was used for and how it worked.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Science Safari: The First People

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Emulate the work of archaeologists in South Africa attempting to solve the riddles of human evolution by inferring a person's height from the length of one bone. Identify and communicate present-day rituals through ancient art techniques.
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Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: Mesoamerican Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
The Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies Site contains the work of a few archeologists and an extensive bibliography page.
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The Paintings From Boscotrecase

For Students 9th - 10th
A art history article on a series of wall paintings belonging to the "Third Style" found in a villa near Pompeii that may have belonged to the daughter of Augustus. There are five sections, the section entitled "The Painter in Roman Art"...
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Penn Museum

Penn Museum: Ancient Greek World

For Students 9th - 10th
Massive site for information on the ancient Greek world. Follow the navigation at the top of the page for detailed sections on time periods, daily life, religion and death, economy, and more. Each section includes pictures of artifacts...
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PBS

Pbs Nova: Secrets of Easter Island

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is after a PBS special on NOVA, "Secrets of Easter Island". Archaeologists and a crew tried to find out how the huge statues were created and physically moved around the island. If you can't find the information here that you...
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Mesoweb: An Exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
An Exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures and Art is a database of many resources, publications, books, and articles. Click Search and enter the topic. Click Resources for archaeological sites and monuments such as Chichen Itza and Cacaxtla.
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National Museum of Ireland

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit the online home of the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin, Ireland. Browse through to research and discover historic sites, parks and gardens, culture and the arts throughout Ireland. Also provides links to its four other...
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Lund University Libraries: Directory of Open Access Journals

For Students 9th - 10th
Open access journals are offered in all scholarly and scientific disciplines such as Biology and Life Sciences, History and Archaeology, and Physics and Astronomy. Site offers a search for new titles as well as archived journals....
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: The Origins of Archaeology

For Students 9th - 10th
An account which describes the work of Renaissance scholars to "reconstruct," ancient Rome and its architecture. A number of Renaissance manuscripts are shown. Click on "From collection to Reconstruction" (bottom of page) to go to next...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Terracotta Fragments, Lapita People

For Students 9th - 10th
Archaeologists get very excited when they find pieces of Lapita pottery. Why? Because the sequential depositing of potsherds (fragments of pottery) in an easterly direction across the island groups of the Pacific has become the pivotal...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Anthropomorphic Stele

For Students 9th - 10th
Archaeologists believe that the Ha'il stele was probably associated with religious or burial practices, and was likely used as a grave marker in an open-air sanctuary. While we do not know who produced the stele,we continue to be...