News Clip3:32
PBS

How remote national park made a mammoth discovery (SRL)

12th - Higher Ed
California's Channel Islands National Park is the site of a recent mammoth discovery: a pygmy mammoth skull, to be precise. This report was produced as part of our Student Reporting Labs by students from Etiwanda High School in Southern...
Instructional Video21:02
TED Talks

TED: Help discover ancient ruins -- before it's too late | Sarah Parcak

12th - Higher Ed
Sarah Parcak uses satellites orbiting hundreds of miles above earth to uncover hidden ancient treasures buried beneath our feet. There's a lot to discover; in the egyptian Delta alone, Parcak estimates we've excavated less than a...
Instructional Video4:41
SciShow

Know Your Scientists Archaeology or Paleontology

12th - Higher Ed
How do you make an archaeologist really mad, really fast? Ask her if she’s found any dinosaurs. SciShow helps you Know Your Scientists by explaining the many differences between archaeology and paleontology, and how they’re each awesome...
Instructional Video4:11
SciShow Kids

Solving Mysteries with Archaeologists!

K - 5th
Learn all about archaeologists: the scientists who solve the great mysteries of human history!
Instructional Video12:04
TED Talks

Aliens built the pyramids and other absurdities of pseudo-archaeology | Sarah Kurnick

12th - Higher Ed
Aliens have invaded ancient history: they've cropped up in humanity's past through popular television and movies, displacing facts with absurd yet commonplace beliefs like "aliens built the pyramids." Archaeologist Sarah Kurnick...
Instructional Video4:08
Professor Dave Explains

Ethics in Archeology

9th - Higher Ed
Archeological excavation is an inherently destructive process. And for a long time, archeology was practiced unethically. One egregious practice was the taking of human remains from communities who did not want to be disturbed. Good...
Instructional Video5:00
Wonderscape

Unraveling the Mystery of Neanderthal Extinction: Exploring Factors and Unanswered Questions

K - 5th
Dive into the complexities of Neanderthal extinction and uncover the various factors that may have contributed to their demise. Explore the role of climate change, genetic diversity, and competition with Homo sapiens in shaping...
Instructional Video7:03
Curated Video

Rediscovering Cro-Magnon: Daily Life and Ingenious Adaptations

6th - Higher Ed
This segment explores the surprisingly sophisticated daily life of Cro-Magnon humans, debunking the myth of the primitive caveman. Learn how they crafted comfortable clothing from leather and fur, adapted to harsh climates, and developed...
Instructional Video5:03
Curated Video

Studying the Past

3rd - 8th
Dr. Forrester introduces archeologists and historians. She explains what each does and how they piece together clues to give us a better understanding of the past.
Instructional Video5:06
Curated Video

The Day Henry Met...A Statue

Pre-K - 3rd
Henry meets a friendly Egyptian Statue in a museum. The Ancient Blue Diamond, centre piece of the museum, is gone and it's up to Henry to find it. Henry becomes an Archeologist for the day before returning the Diamond to its rightful place.
Instructional Video7:41
Wonderscape

King Tut: The Teen Pharaoh and Howard Carter's Discovery

K - 5th
Dive into the story of Howard Carter, the archaeologist who uncovered King Tut's tomb in 1922. Learn about Carter's discovery in Egypt's Valley of the Kings and the incredible treasures he found. Explore Tutankhamun's life, his reign as...
Instructional Video3:00
Learn French With Alexa

How to pronounce the "CH" sound in French

9th - 12th
Alexa teaches you how to pronounce the "CH" sound in French.
Instructional Video1:09
Next Animation Studio

Viking ‘Valhalla’ left buried; studied via special radar

12th - Higher Ed
Norwegian archaeologists analyzed a large, buried complex of cult halls and burial boats without disturbing the ground
Instructional Video1:14
Next Animation Studio

UNESCO honors ancient solar calendar made of 13 huge towers

12th - Higher Ed
The Chankillo site’s mysterious and fascinating collection of ancient ruins has been named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Instructional Video1:10
Next Animation Studio

Roman elite soldier died a hero during Pompeii’s cataclysm

12th - Higher Ed
Skeleton found on beach is identified as an elite Roman officer who was killed while rushing in to rescue others during the Mount Vesuvius eruption, almost 2,000 years ago.
Instructional Video13:37
Religion for Breakfast

Introduction to Biblical Archaeology

12th - Higher Ed
This is Episode 1 of a new Patheos video series: "Excavating the History of the Bible."
Instructional Video0:37
Next Animation Studio

Man fleeing Pompeii eruption killed via asphyxiation, not giant stone: archaeologists

12th - Higher Ed
New evidence has been unearthed in the case of the history's unluckiest man. Archaeologists searching the site of the man believed to have been crushed by a stone block during the Mt Vesuvius eruption in 79 A.D. have found the rest of...
Instructional Video1:28
Next Animation Studio

Stonehenge mystery:'Superhenge' megaliths believed to be Neolithic ritual site

12th - Higher Ed
In what may prove to be the largest Neolithic site ever discovered in Britain, and possibly in Europe, archeologists have found a row of 90 megaliths near Stonehenge. The 4,500-year-old stones, which are up to 15 feet tall and five feet...
Instructional Video2:35
Mazz Media

Archaeology

6th - 8th
This live-action video program is about the word Archaeology. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Archaeology through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
Instructional Video3:53
Step Back History

Did Columbus Really Discover America?

12th - Higher Ed
Was Columbus even the first explorer on America’s shores?
Instructional Video6:56
Curated Video

Modeling Exponential Decay: Finding the Age of Objects

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to determine the age of objects using exponential decay. They use the example of carbon-14 dating to demonstrate the concept, showing how the percentage of carbon-14 decreases over time. The video...
Instructional Video10:15
Religion for Breakfast

The Origins of Hebrew

12th - Higher Ed
As the name suggests, the Hebrew Bible is written, mostly, in Hebrew. But what is the earliest history of this language? What language did the ancient Israelites speak? This episode examines the origins of Hebrew and its relationship...
News Clip2:00
Curated Video

This ancient tool discovered in a Saskatoon strawberry patch highlights the city's archaeological history

9th - Higher Ed
A fist-sized piece of granite pulled from a strawberry patch speaks to the history hidden beneath the paved streets and manicured yards in Saskatoon.
News Clip2:24
Curated Video

Peru: Archaeologists unveil 3,500‑year‑old city that linked coast and Andes

9th - Higher Ed
Archaeologists have unveiled a 3,500-year-old city in Peru that likely served as a trading hub, connecting Pacific coast cultures with those in the Andes and the Amazon. Watch in for more details!