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Curated OER

National Park Service: Southeastern Prehistory: Paleoindian Period

For Students 9th - 10th
Paleoindians were great wanderers, traveling across the continent to the southeast. Read about the archaeological findings that give clues about their culture there. Be sure to click on the information on carbon dating to help understand...
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Curated OER

Cbc: The Great Human Odyssey: Homo Sapiens: Child of the Ice Age

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating look at where humans came from. The interactive journey begins in Ethiopia over four million years ago with our ancestor, Ardipithecus ramidus. It continues at intervals along a timeline up to the present. The journey is...
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Other

National Museum (Belgrade, Serbia)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home page of the National Museum in Belgrade. The site is available in English although the revolving banner at the top of the page is written in Cyrillic. You can view items in the permanent collection, which covers...
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Other

Geo Times: Quest for the Lost Land

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of a migration theory of Paleoindians that went down the west coast of North America. Read about food sources, the geology, and the research behind the theory.
Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: 'Super' Stonehenge Discovered

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the discovery of a massive stone monument complex near the Stonehenge site. Includes video.
Handout
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Bradshaw Foundation: Volcanic Winter and Modern Humans

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of the volcanic winter that happened about 20,000 years ago that destroyed most of the human population not living in Africa. Explains how these early people coped with this 1000 years of nuclear winter and how when it was...
eBook
The Washington Post

The Washington Post: "The History of Jazz," Chapter 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers the first chapter of Ted Gioia's book, "The History of Jazz." This chapter focuses on the prehistory of jazz, including the Africanization of American music, country blues and classic blues, and Scott Joplin and Ragtime.
Article
Other

Ancient greece.org: History of Greece: The Stone Age

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief article regarding the history of the stone age.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Art History: Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, England

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discussing the construction and the significance of Stonehenge. Includes links to additional information, images, and an animation.
Article
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Aegean Prehistoric Archaeology: Troy Vii, Trojan War

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed, scholarly article examines archaeological evidence and draws conclusions about the reality of the Trojan War.
Article
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Lesson 7: Western Anatolia and the Eastern Aegean in the Early Bronze Age

For Students 9th - 10th
An outline of the Bronze Age in ancient Greece and Turkey, from Dartmouth College.
Handout
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College: Aegean Prehistoric Archaeology: Aspects of Mycenaean Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
This page has a detailed explanation of an ancient shipwreck that archaeologists use to reconstruct the character of Mycenaean trade. Also provides a shorter, general discussion of the goods and raw materials that were important to this...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Art History: The Neolithic Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discussing some of the significant changes and achievements that marked the beginning of the Neolithic era. Includes links to additional information and images.

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