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Connections to the Past: Creating Time Detectives with Archaelogy
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Gandy, S. Kay – Social Education, 2007
The fascination with buried treasures and lost civilizations transcends all ages and serves as an effective magnet for drawing students toward the study of archaeology. Connecting students to the past gives them a better understanding of their own present and future. In this article, the author describes how the scientific method of investigation…
Descriptors: Scientific Methodology, Archaeology, Skill Development, Teaching Methods
The Freeze-Drying of Wet and Waterlogged Materials from Archaeological Excavations
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Watson, Jacqui – Physics Education, 2004
Large quantities of wood and leather have been found in the waterlogged layers on archaeological excavations. Centuries of burial, however, have left these materials in a very degraded and vulnerable state such that if they dry out they will fall apart. This paper discusses the physics behind the freeze-drying techniques that allow the…
Descriptors: Physics, Archaeology, Scientific Methodology, Teaching Methods
Introductory Archaeology: The Inexpensive Laboratory.
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Rice, Patricia C. – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1990
Describes a number of student-focused laboratory exercises that are inexpensive, yet show the scientific character of archaeology. Describes the environmental laboratory exercise which includes the following analysis topics: (1) pollen; (2) earth core; (3) microfaunal; and (4) microwear. Describes the ceramic laboratory which involves…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Archaeology, Course Organization, Experiential Learning
The Development of Man and His Culture: Old World Prehistory. Grade 5. Teacher Guide [And] Pupil Text [And] Pupil Guide [And] Teacher Background Material [And] A Sequential Curriculum in Anthropology. Test Form 5, Composite Form for Pre- and Post-Test. Revised, January 1968. Publications No. 25, 31, 23, 24 and 43.
Potterfield, James E.; And Others – 1966
This social studies unit includes a teaching guide, student text, study guide, teacher background material, and composite pretest/posttest covering archaeological methods, evolution, fossils and man, and development of culture during the prehistoric periods in the Old World. It is part of the Anthropology Curriculum Project and is designed for…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Anthropology, Archaeology, Culture
The Development of Man and His Culture: New World Prehistory. Grade Two. Teacher's Guide [And] Teacher Background Material [And] Pupil Text [And] Pupil's Study Guide [And] A Sequential Curriculum in Anthropology. Test: Form 2, Composite Form for Pre- and Post-test. Publications No. 28, 29, 30, 33 and 41.
Austin, Carol E.; And Others – 1966
The social studies unit includes a teaching guide, teacher background material, student text, study guide, and composite pretest/posttest. Subject matter focuses on archaeological methods, history of man in America, and the Hopi Indians in the past and present. The unit is part of the Anthropology Curriculum Project and is designed to be used in…
Descriptors: American History, American Indian Culture, Anthropology, Archaeology
How We Learn about the Past.
Sieg, Edward Chan, Ed. – 1968
The 30-minute color 16mm sound film, available from the International Film Bureau, introduces students to the science of archaeology. Originally intended by developers of the Anthropology Curriculum Project as part of an elementary school unit on culture, the film can also be used in high school and university level anthropology and history…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Culture, Anthropology, Archaeology