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The Archaeology Channel
A fascinating site offering a variety of podcasts which cover numerous locations around the world.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Space Archaeology
Want to be an archaeologist without leaving school? Use a computer to become a space archaeologist and identify burial sites on Earth.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Science Safari: The First People
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.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Random Strategies in Archeology
Students participate in a three-part archeological interpretation activity. First, they learn the principles of archaeology and the importance of material culture, and then they question ideas and interpret artifact evidence. Finally,...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Science Safari: City of Gold
Investigate the challenges facing archeologists when dealing with local cultures near dig sites, and consider the difficulty of remaining sensitive to the past yet still being able to learn from it.
BBC
Bbc: Moche
More than two thousand years ago the Moche, a successful civilization, ruled the northern coast of Peru. Find out about this little know civilization as archaeologists begin to uncover some of the answers. Archived.
Scholastic
Scholastic News: An Ancient Palace Uncovered
Archeologists in China discovered the ruins of an ancient palace build to honor China's first emperor. Learn more about this important structure, part of the massive burial complex of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi.
Read Works
Read Works: Meet the Ologist Chuck Spencer
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks reading from the American Museum of Natural Anthropology's website called OLogy provides an interview with the archaeologist named Chuck Spencer. A paired passage entitled "Up Close with...
Smithsonian Institution
History and Archaeology: The Financial Panic of 1907: Running From History
In this article from Smithsonian Magazine, the author interviews Robert F. Bruner, who co-wrote the book, The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm, published in 2007, before the meltdown in the U.S. economy...
BBC
Bbc: What Can We Learn From Indus Valley Artefacts?
The Indus River Valley civilization left no pyramids, statues, or temples, so how can we learn about their day to day life? Smaller artifacts such as toys, writing on clay, jewelry, and burial sites help archeologists tell the story of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Writings of the Ancient Maya
Students are introduced to the ancient Mayan civilization through their writings. They explore a social studies focus on the destruction of many Mayan writings by the Spanish and what archaeologists have learned from the writings that...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: The Secret in the Cellar
The Secret in the Cellar is an interactive web comic based on the real finding of a body from the 17th century in the Chesapeake Bay area. Using historical and archaeological clues, students are guided to discover the truth about how...
Emory University
Odyssey Online: Ancient Rome
Terrific site about ancient Rome. Site breaks down information into sections about people, mythology, daily life, death and burial, writing, and archaeology. There are also games to play as you go along.
Emory University
Emory University: Odyssey Online: Near East
Illustrated overview of the ancient Near East. Topic coverage includes peopole, mythology, daily life, death and burial, writing, and archaeology.
Scholastic
Scholastic News: A Lost City, Found?
Using a lasar system called Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), scientists have been able to uncover a city of ruins in the rainforests of Honduras. Read about this exciting discovery and the theories of what this lost city may be.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Map Your World
Students can follow these easy steps to develop a model (drawing) of their room and the things in it. Then they can broaden the drawing to include their entire floor, apartment, or house.
Arizona State University
Archaeological Research Insitute: Flat Stanley Explores the Hohokam Culture
Join the intrepid children's book hero, Flat Stanley, as he investigates the Hohokam culture of Arizona. Find pictures of Flat Stanley posing with Hohokam pottery and jewelry. See pictures of what Hohokam houses might have looked like,...
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