Read Works
Read Works: Old Time Operations
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text and timeline about ancient dentistry and surgeries. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
BBC
Bbc: History: An Introduction to Marine Archaeology
A very good introduction to the discipline. Provides details on how it is different from land-based archaeology, how wreck sites are investigated, issues regarding "treasure" wrecks, conservation, and much more.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Traces: Historic Archaeology
Excellent lesson plans that challenge learners to consider every day uses for artifacts. Site provides an analysis worksheet that will help students consider the importance of artifacts in understanding historical people. Links to sites...
Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: The Ice House
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.
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.
Archaeological Institute of America
Archaeology: Calvert's Heirs Claim Schliemann Treasure
A news article discussing conflicting claims to Schliemann's Trojan treasures, which may have been excavated by different archaeologists.
Other
Staten Island Children's Museum: Great Explorations: All About the Tundra [Pdf]
Use this guide and your imagination to take a trip to the frozen Tundra.
Other
North China City Believed to Be Ancient Capital
This site provides an article on Xingtai in North China's Hebei Province, which was probably one of the capital cities of the Shang Dynasty.