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Exploring Qumran: The Dead Sea Scrolls Community
Qumran is a small settlement on the west shore of the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea Scrolls were found nearby. The archaeology of this settlement sheds light on the Jewish community that lived here and how they were connected to the Dead Sea...
Amor Sciendi
Parthenon Marbles: An Art Controversy | AmorSciendi with Christina Boszik
With the help of co-author Christina Boszik, I weigh in on the debate around the Parthenon Marbles.
TMW Media
A look inside the Bob Bullock Texas History Museum
Situated in Central Texas along the Colorado River is a city known for its eclectic style and diverse culture. As the capital of Texas, Austin is home to a music, art and food centered community that has shaped the city into one of the...
Odd Quartet
The Oldest Music on Earth
While excavating the Hohle Fels cave in southwestern Germany in 2008, scientists discovered a bone flute that turned out to be one of the oldest music instruments in the world. In this episode we take a closer look at the flute itself...
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
History In A New Light: Illuminating the Archaeology of Historic Patuxet and Plymouth
A 12-minute virtual tour introduces viewers to the newest exhibition at the Plymouth Plantation museum. The video, featuring artifacts from an archaeological dig at historic Patuxet and Plymouth, begins with Wampanoag displays and moves...
American Museum of Natural History
Meet the OLogist David Hurst Thomas
David Hurst Thomas loves the children's book The Cat in the Hat and Rocky Road ice cream. He's also loves being an archaeologist. Thomas shares his passion for studying old things in a short video where he answers questions posed by...
TED-Ed
Why Do We Have Museums?
How did the tradition of collecting and displaying interesting items to the public begin? How have museums evolved over time? Offer your young historians a fascinating look into a cultural pastime we so often take for granted...
TED-Ed
The Hidden Worlds within Natural History Museums
Behind the closed doors of natural history museums lies a hidden world of scientific research and discovery that goes unseen for visitors. Follow along as this short video explores different scientific mysteries that have been...
Curated OER
Tut's Treasures
National Geographic Channel combines old news reel footage with current film and photographs to reveal some of the artifacts found in King Tut's tomb. Your class might also enjoy the mention of a few of the events that led to the stories...
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: Burial Artifacts
This site from PBS provides a fascinating account cataloging several different artifacts that were found in graves throughout the Inca area. One of the graves was of a little girl, named "Sarita", on the summit of Sara Sara.
Other
Kids Science Challenge: A Day in the Life of a Paleontologist
This video explores the day in the life of a paleontologist, including gathering gear/tools and searching for treasure based on certain digging techniques and research. [2.41]
PBS
Pbs Kids Design Squad: 3 D Printing: Ancient Artifacts
Learn about the Tsawwassen community in British Columbia, Canada, and how two kid engineers designed a solution to preserve this First Nation's ancient treasures! [3:15]
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Digital Footprint
Think carefully before posting and sharing! This video is all about the digital footprint we all leave behind online. [1:07]
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: What's in Your Digital Footprint?
Students learn to think carefully before posting and sharing in this video from Common Sense Media about the Digital Footprint we leave behind online.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Conservation of Antiquities
In this video [5:09] learn about the work of the Getty Museum's antiquities conservation team.
PBS
Pbs: Wyoming's Native Americans: Lived History: The Story of the Wind River Virtual Museum
'Lived History' documents the making of the Wind River Virtual Museum, a high definition archive of Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho ancestral artifacts. In the accompanying lesson plan (found in the Support Materials) students will...
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.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Pre History: Prehistoric Art
This lesson focuses on the terms that describe prehistoric artwork. It includes a video introduction to art of the prehistoric era, a video transcription, and a list of terms with definitions.
Code.org
Code.org: Insprational Videos: Push Yourself, Anybody Can Learn
Inspire yourself to push yourself. Anybody can learn. [1:26]