Archaeology Teacher Resources

Reference page examines archaeology of the past while discussing famous archaeologists and modern archaeological techniques.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks reading from the American Museum of Natural Anthropology's website called OLogy explains what archaeologists do. A paired passage entitled "Meet the Ologist-Chuck Spencer" is provided in...

A video where archaeologist, Nicholas Toth, discusses and explores the tools, methods, and focus of an archaeologist. [5:00]

This site from the Sussex Archaeological Society presents a simple explanation of what archaeology is and how it is used. It also has two sub-questions which students can also investigate.

An online e-journal for archaeology. Search by title keyword, issue number, or simply browse the latest issue for current reliable archaeological information. Includes citations and bibliographies.

This is a good, solid, but concise introduction to what archaeology is, how a site is set up, what one uses artifacts for, and how to approach a site. It is written for the teacher's newsletter from Colonial Williamsburg.

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.

The discovery of the Pre-Clovis Monte Verde campsite supports the Coastal Migration Theory. Article suggests that underwater archaeology method is key to finding other submerged Pre-Clovis campsites.

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...

This site has a large collection of free videos featuring various archaeology sites all over the world.

Activities for the classroom that teach about stratigraphy and seriation, two methods used in the relative dating of objects in archaeology.

A fascinating site offering a variety of podcasts which cover numerous locations around the world.

An article describing the oldest city found in the Americas: Caral, Peru. The author gives details on how there is a disagreement between members of the original team of archaeologists who dated the site in 2001. This has led to two...

Learn in detail the archaeology of Alberta from earliest times to pre-contact. Almost 1000 images are included.

Want to be an archaeologist without leaving school? Use a computer to become a space archaeologist and identify burial sites on Earth.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a sarcophagus found by archaeologists in Asia. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Clovis and Folsom projectile points tell archaeologists a lot about the distribution of Paleoindians across North America. Read about these points, how they were made, and where these points were found in Iowa.

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,...

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.

A collection of archaeology facts and links. While there are links to videos, they may no longer work.

Discusses the reasons that archaeology is important for helping humans to understand the past.

A list, with descriptions, of tools used by archaeologists.

A magazine dedicated to archeology. Includes recent discoveries, videos, articles, interactive digs, and more.

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...