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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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Curated OER

National Park Service: Work With Us

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about working for the U.S. National Park Service. Read a list of career opportunities from archaeologist to park ranger, and find out about park volunteering and internships.
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Curated OER

Odyssey: Adventures in Archaeology: Egyptian Temples of the New Kingdom

For Students 9th - 10th
An archaeologist-authored introduction to ancient Egyptian architecture that includes many details about specific attributes and characteristic features of Egyptian temple architecture. Explains and illustrates pylons; obelisks; hyostyle...
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Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Aegean Prehistoric Archaeology: Troy Vii, Trojan War

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed, scholarly article examines archaeological evidence and draws conclusions about the reality of the Trojan War.
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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: History and Archaeology: Rice

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the Georgia rice industry and its importance as an agricultural commodity from the 1750s until the Civil War.
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Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: Archaeology of Early Formative Chalcatzingo

For Students 9th - 10th
Indications of centralized authority in building platform mounds which were most likely a public facility.
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Other

Archaeology Data Service: Gis Guide to Good Practice

For Students 9th - 10th
This document is designed specifically to provide guidance for individuals and organizations involved in the creation, maintenance, use and long-term preservation of GIS-based digital resources.
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Other

Archaeology Info: Australopithecus Afarensis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on the Australopithecus afarensis, a species that is believed to be a human ancestor.
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Penn Museum

Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology: Funerary Feast of King Midas

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information is available on this rich site about the archaeological discovery and excavation of King Midas' burial mound.
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Smithsonian Institution

History and Archaeology: The Financial Panic of 1907: Running From History

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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University of Chicago

The Oriental Institute Museum: Life in Ancient Mesopotamia [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th
Because archaeologists cannot take home all the objects they unearth, they must make detailed, accurate drawings of their finds, so that these artifacts can be studied in the future.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Dragon Science: Time Travelers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the work of archeologists and anthropologists by building a 3-D clay representation of a human skull to look for clues to a person's physical form, ethnic origin, behavioral patterns, health history and social standing.
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Archaeological Institute of America

Archaeology: Trajan's Glorious Forum

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a labeled diagram of "Trajan's Glorious Forum."
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Archaeological Institute of America

Archaeology: Sand Creek Massacre

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains information about pinpointing the exact site of the Sand Creek Massacre.
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Archaeological Institute of America

Archaeology: Apalachee Surface in Louisiana

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about the Apalachee, a Native American culture that was displaced after the arrival of the Europeans from northern Florida to Louisiana.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Schools That Offer Graduate Programs in Bioarchaeology

For Students 9th - 10th
Bioarchaeologists study human remains found at archaeological sites in order to understand how humans lived in the past. This resource provides a list of universities, and links to their websites, that offer graduate courses in this...
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New York Times

New York Times: The Roanoke Island Colony: Lost, and Found?

For Students 4th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The mystery of what happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke has gripped imaginations for centuries. Now archaeology may be able to provide answers before long. This article describes the history of the...
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Harvey Mudd College

Harvey Mudd College: Indians of the Great Basin

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of lectures about the Indians of the Great Basin covering the archaeology of the area, the environment, tribes and tribal culture, as well as the history of the tribes after Contact. Hyperlinks to maps, drawings, and pictures.
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PBS

Pbs: The Story of India: Stupa Built by Emperor Ashoka, Sanchi

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS explores the architecture of India with an in-depth look in the stupa built by Emperor Ashoka. Describes what a stupa is and what it is primarily used for. Identifies the architectural components of the structure from top to bottom....
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Reflections in Neolithic Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
A very comprehensive look at the religion of the Great Goddess theories of the Neolithic Age. Different theories abound about the Earth Mother and a feminist spirituality movement in early civilizations as developed by archaeologist...
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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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Penn Museum

Penn Museum: Iraq's Ancient Past Ur's Royal Cemetery

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating exhibition on early Mesopotamia which looks at the city of Ur located in Sumer, which is now part of Iraq. It discusses the history of Ur and its excavation. Most of the exhibition talks about the Royal Cemetery of Ur,...
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Other

Knossos

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to a guide to its ruins, the Palace at Knossos is discussed, the ancient Minoan site discovered by the archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans.
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Other

Dr. Zahi Hawass: The Search for Hatshepsut & Discovery of Her Mummy

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of how the mummy of Hatshepsut was found and identified by Egypt's most important archaeologist.

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