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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Inca Investigation

For Students 3rd - 5th
Be an archaeologist and examine maps and ancient artifacts relating to the Inca empire.
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Archaeological Institute of America

Archaeology: Neolithic Surgery

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of research on a 7,000 year old burial that shows evidence of successful brain surgery. Describes the type of surgery, what it was for and how the relics seem to show what was done.
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Archaeological Institute of America

Archaeology: Riddle of Great Zimbabwe

For Students 9th - 10th
Briefly explores the differing explanations for Great Zimbabwe's location and structures.
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NBC

Archaeologists Identify Copernicus? Skull

For Students 9th - 10th
Archaeologists believe that they have found the skull of Nicolaus Copernicus. A portrait is provided for how he was believed to have appeared and information is offered regarding how the procedure was conducted.
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BBC

Bbc: History: Wetwang Chariot

For Students 9th - 10th
See an animation of the archaeological dig at a burial site in Wetwang, England. After you see how the site was excavated, you can watch a detailed animation of the construction of a chariot similar to what was found at the site. Archived.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Florida's Shipwrecks: 300 Years of Maritime History

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the maritime history of Florida through its shipwrecks. Site includes list of shipwreck sites, maps of shipwrecks, and extensive history.
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Adventure Learning Foundation

Adventure Learning Foundation: Peru Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The lesson plans included here are based on the information collected from a learning expedition to Peru. There are specific plans for geography and the environment, economy, history, archaeology and for creating a travel brochure....
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BBC

Bbc: Moche

For Students 9th - 10th
More than two thousand years ago the Moche, a successful civilization, ruled the northern coast of Peru. Find out about this little know civilization as archaeologists begin to uncover some of the answers. Archived.
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Article
Scholastic

Scholastic News: An Ancient Palace Uncovered

For Students 3rd - 8th
Archeologists in China discovered the ruins of an ancient palace build to honor China's first emperor. Learn more about this important structure, part of the massive burial complex of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi.
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Scholastic

Scholastic News: Week of 4 15 13: Unearthing Ancient Africa

For Students 3rd - 8th
Qatar is providing significant financial assistance to Sudan in order for archeologists to have the fund they need to locate and preserve the grand pyramids in Sudan, some of which are 5,000 years old.
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Read Works

Read Works: News Shorts: Tomb Raiders

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about American archaeologists who discovered an Egyptian tomb. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Ancient Egypt

For Students 9th - 10th
For almost 30 centuries -- from its unification around 3100 B.C. to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. -- ancient Egypt was the preeminent civilization in the Mediterranean world. From the great pyramids of the Old Kingdom...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: African American Archaeology Network: Archaeology of the Boston Saloon

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides a look at the Boston Saloon in Virginia City which catered to the African American residents of that mining city.
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Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: Household Archaeology in Coastal Oaxaca, Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers dimensions of Mixtec household and density of urban village. Household ritual included food processing, tool and textile production, and ceramic production using molds. The importance of Rio Viejo as an urban center is discussed.
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Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: Palenque Hydro Archaeology Project (2005)

For Students 9th - 10th
Study indicates that Palenque aquaducts were part of city planning and suggests reasons that Mayans would choose the existing plan. Many photographs of the aquaduct are included.
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Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies

Famsi: Surface Archaeology in the Chilapa Zitiala Area (2003)

For Students 9th - 10th
Study at the Chilapa-Zitlala, Mexico site indicates possibility of Olmec presence.
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Other

Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a tour of Egypt or visit the online exhibit of artifacts at this site. Descriptions and history of the artifacts are given and there is an impressive links page.
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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: History and Archaeology: Battle of Chickamauga

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover facts about the Battle of Chickamauga, which was fought in 1863 and was the biggest Civil War battle ever to take place in Georgia.
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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: History and Archaeology: Black Troops in Civil War Georgia

For Students 9th - 10th
The New Georgia Encyclopedia provides an article describing the role, recruitment, and enlistment of black troops in Georgia during the Civil War.
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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: History and Archaeology: Andersonville Prison

For Students 9th - 10th
Andersonville Prison was created in February, 1864 to relieve the overcrowding of Union prisoners in other nearby prisons. It closed a year later due to sanitation problems among others and had earned a reputation for inflicting...
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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: History and Archaeology: Indigo

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of how production of the blue dye, indigo, helped boost the economy of Georgia and South Carolina in the seventeenth and eighteenth century until the Revolutionary War when England stopped buying it and production collapsed.
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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: History and Archaeology: Eli Whitney in Georgia

For Students 9th - 10th
Although Eli Whitney was born in Massachusetts, it was in Georgia that he invented the cotton gin in 1793.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Desenterrando El Pasado!

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this site you can see, play and learn about the exciting world of archaeology.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Desenterrando El Pasado! Taller De Arqueologia

For Students 9th - 10th
Play and learn about the exciting world of Archaeology.

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