Crash Course
The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards
Delve into the complex social and political structures of Native Americans prior to the arrival of European colonists. This video provides an overview of pre-Columbian America, with particular regard to the the colonization efforts of...
TED-Ed
What Causes Cavities?
How do cavities form, and how can you avoid them? An amusing animated video demonstrates how microbes living in our mouths attack the surface enamel of our teeth and, if untreated, the subsurface levels as well.
American Museum of Natural History
Ask a Scientist About T. Rex
With its small arms and giant body, many children are fascinated by the T-Rex. Use the online resource to learn about the characteristics of the T-Rex and how scientists study the extinct species. A paleontologist answers a series of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Intro to Archaeology
A video where archaeologist, Nicholas Toth, discusses and explores the tools, methods, and focus of an archaeologist. [5:00]
PBS
Nova Online: Remote Sensing in Archaeology
This article, a companion piece to a NOVA special called "Lost City of Arabia," explains remote-sensing technologies that are helping archeologists find ancient cities from the air.
Other
South Carolina Etv: Archaeology Channel: Ice Age Humans in South Carolina
An excellent video of the Topper, South Carolina archaeological dig. View the actual methods that the experts in primitive technology and archaeologists use while on a "dig." This particular excavation site holds clues to the theory that...
PBS
Pbs: Historic Archaeology at Ashland: Artifacts in a Privy
In this video segment, Dr. Kim McBride discusses the discovery and analysis of the artifacts archaeologists found during an archaeological survey at Ashland, the estate of politician, farmer, and horse breeder Henry Clay in Lexington,...
PBS
Pbs: Georgia Stories: Archaeology
An archaeologist takes us on a dig at Raccoon Ridge near Madison, in Morgan County and uncovers the tiniest artifacts in order to understand how the earliest Georgians lived.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Discoveries in Chinese Archaeology
In this video [4:17) learn about some of the most prolific archeological sites in China, including the burial complex of the First Emperor of China and Sanxingdui. The tomb of China's first emperor who died in 210 BC II; it revealed more...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Math in Archaeology: Lesson 4
This lesson shows students that math is part of the study of past civilizations. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Math in Archaeology."
PBS
Pbs: Historic Archaeology at Camp Nelson: Shedding Light on Undocumented Lives
This video discusses how the analysis of food remains and personal items provides insight into the lives of the soldiers and the families of the black enlistees who trained during the Civil War at Camp Nelson in Jessamine County,...
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Ice Mummies: The Lost Inca Empire
Explores what is known about the "Land of the Four Quarters" and the achievements of the Inca empire, their religious rituals, high altitude archaeology, and burial artifacts.
PBS
Nova Online: A Gallery of Roman Mosaics
The companion site that accompanies the NOVA program on salvaging Zeugma, an ancient Roman town on the banks of the Euphrates. It shows how archaeologists rescued many artifacts from a dam-building project.
BBC
Bbc Earth: Unplugged: Bone Collector Ben Garrod
Ben Garrod, or the Bone Collector, takes us on a tour of his 'office', showing us some of the gruesome processes he has to go through to strip and clean skeletons, and the painstaking work he must to do recreate their natural forms. His...
PBS
Nova: Pocahontas Revealed: The Science of Jamestown
This website matches up contemporary reports and later historical information about Jamestown with recent archaeological evidence that confirms such information.
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Secrets of the Lost Empire Easter Island
Explore the mysterious Easter Island as a team of archaeologists attempts to recreate the process used to construct the monolithic Moai statues.
University of California
Digital Karnak: Experience Karnak
Provides easily accessible, up-to-date, expert material relating to the temple precinct. Through videos, you can learn about Karnak's role in ancient Egyptian history, religion, architecture, and archaeology. Each video clip has an...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Human Evolution Early Human Diets
An archaeologist explains how the bones of early humans can reveal information about their diets. [29:15]
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: Island Biodiversity Tracking Human Influences
How do inhabitants on islands alter the ecosystem over time? An archaeologist will identify specific changes over many years that occurred as a result of human arrival on islands. [29:16]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Levers: Raising the Moai on Easter Island
In this video segment adapted from NOVA, a team of archaeologists and engineers explores different uses of the lever by recreating the engineering feats of the ancient Easter Island peoples. [4:50]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Us History: The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards
John Green talks about the Native Americans who lived in what is now the US prior to European contact. This is a history class, not archaeology, so we're mainly going to cover written history. That means we start with the first sustained...
Crash Course
Crash Course Us History #1: The Black Legend
In this Crash Course video, John Green kicks off Crash Course US History! In episode 1, John talks about the Native Americans who lived in what is now the US prior to European contact. This is a history class, not archaeology, so we're...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Ancient Egypt: New Kingdom: Ramesses Ii
This video [9:33] discusses Ramesses II, Herakleopolis (Temple of Harsaphes), New Kingdom, Egypt, c. 1250 B.C.E. (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) Speakers: Monica Hahn, Brian Seymour...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Ancient Rome: Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli: A Virtual Tour
This video [8:03] provides a virtual tour of Hadrian's Villa using a 3D digital model of the villa created under the direction of Dr. Bernard Frischer. The ruins of Hadrian's Villa, in the town of Tivoli, near Rome, is spread over an...
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