Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Decoding the Past
The Smithsonian offers students a background on what archaeology is and what an archaeologist does. Several lesson plans are also provided.
Read Works
Read Works: Archeologists Hit a Homer Run
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a sarcophagus with a colorful depiction of a scene from The Odyssey found in Asia. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Archaeological Institute of America
Archaeology: Kv 63: A Look at the New Tomb
This article describes the contents of the latest tomb found in Egypt. Includes an interview with Roxanne Wilson about the discovery.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:neanderthals on Trial: Dig and Deduce
Examine methods archeologists use to interpret evidence and deduce what the evidence in uncovered bones and artifacts suggests about life in the Paleolithic era.
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,...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Archeology in the Classroom
Two different leveled lessons allow students to become archeologists as they interpret material remains left behind by ancient people.
Archaeological Institute of America
Archaeology: Steam Machines
Information on the Civil War's naval confrontations and the impact of steamboats as used by the United States Navy during the war.
University of Missouri
Museum of Anthropology: Paleoindian Archaeology: Clovis Stone Tools
Find a good description of how Clovis projectile points were made. Included is a good comparison between Clovis, Folsom, and Dalton points. See photographs of several Clovis points found in western North America.
Archaeological Institute of America
Archaeology: The Antiquities Act Centennial
An article about the Centennial of the Antiquities Act, signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt.
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Aegean Prehistoric Archaeology: Aspects of Mycenaean Trade
This page has a detailed explanation of an ancient shipwreck that archaeologists use to reconstruct the character of Mycenaean trade. Also provides a shorter, general discussion of the goods and raw materials that were important to this...
Lin and Don Donn
Lin and Don Donn: Archaeology
This site provides links to lesson plans ranging chronologically from prehistory through the medieval period. Lessons are oriented toward a younger audience with an emphasis on exploration and discovery.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
University of Waterloo: Archaeology in Arctic North America
A resource regarding the Arctic region and a look at some of the recent archaeological projects there. The introduction offers a short look at the geography and history of the area.
Other
Museum of Underwater Archaeology: The Sloop Industry
Learn about the cost of maintaining a maritime empire in America by considering the wreck of the British sloop Industry, which sank off the coast of Saint Augustine in 1764. The loss of the ship along with her cargo demonstrates that...
Other
University of Tennessee: Archaeology and the Native Peoples of Tennessee
Lots of pictures make this an easy-to-understand site on the indigenous peoples of Tennessee beginning with the Paleoindian Period to the present. Culture, homes, history, and artifacts are discussed.
Other
Florida.com: Division of Historical Resources: Archaeology: Galleon Trail
In 1733 a fleet of many ships set sail from Havana for Spain. After a bout of wind changes and bad weather most of the ships were swamped or sunk covering a span of approximately 80 miles in the Florida Keys. The shipwrecks created many...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Piecing Together the Puzzle of History
A brief introduction for students to the field of archaeology.
PBS
Pbs: Lost Liners: Lusitania
PBS documentary about famous shipwrecks reviews the sinking of the Lusitania and the salvage efforts undertaken by deep-sea archaeologist Bob Ballard, who explored the wreckage in 1993.
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: Ancient Greek World
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...
Library of Congress
Loc: Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library and Renaissance Culture
This exhibition includes information and artifacts from the Vatican Library regarding archaeology, humanism, mathematics, music, medicine, nature, and more.
Other
Bamburgh Research Project
Explore an old castle. Here is all the information and pictures to go along with it that will walk you thru the centuries of history of Bamburgh Castle. See the archaeology project unfold as volunteers uncover treasures from the castle's...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Nhmu: Cultural Clutter Tales in the Trash
Fourth graders list three or more types of evidence of prehistoric cultures that encouraged archaeologists to investigate the marshes around the Great Salt Lake.
BBC
Bbc: History: Archeology: D Day: The Untold Story
An underwater archaeologist writes about the landings that took place at Omaha Beach and how the best laid plans went very wrong.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: The Origins of Archaeology
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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