Petroglyphs can help students confront the challenges of cross-cultural interpretation, the "perilous venture" the author and his students will face in their Native American Literature course. Cultural artifacts, carved in rock or printed on paper, are a part of particular discursive systems. In this article, the author wants his…

If academics, students and supporters at the Newark Earthworks Center at The Ohio State University have their way, the Newark Earthworks will be listed among the likes of England's Stonehenge and Mexico's Teotihuacan in terms of international archaeological and cultural importance. Dr. Richard Shiels, director of the newly founded center and Dr.…

This article discusses the value of archaeological study and experiences for gifted students. It briefly describes a summer camp program and archaeology activities at the Ohio Governor's Institute for the Gifted and Talented. Guidelines are offered for fitting archaeology into the curriculum and/or enriching the curriculum with archaeology. (DB)

An Ohio University summer field school spent 10 weeks unearthing a 2,000-year-old Adena Indian village site. The project gave important insights into Adena daily life and gave students an opportunity to learn archeological thinking skills and techniques through actual experience. (TD)

Project DIG (Discovering Industries in the Ground) was a pilot program in Portage County, Ohio, involving gifted/talented high school students who gathered information from guest speakers, participated in field trips and an onsite archaeological excavation, wrote research papers, and shared experiences with gifted elementary students and the…