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The purpose of this investigation is for you to
understand the following:
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Archaeology is the field that concentrates on
recovering and studying physical evidence of earlier human life and
culture.
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Archaeologists have worked on sites all over
the world.
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Archaeologists have contributed to our
understanding of history of humankind.
See examples from previous
years In pairs, research one of the following.
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Easter Island - Seb and David
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Sutton Hoo - Harry and Spence
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Knossos
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Carnac and Stonehange
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Altamira - Las Espanolitas
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Butser Ancient Farm
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Mesa Verde cliff dwellings
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Ironbridge - Alex
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Nineveh - Martha
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Mary Rose
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Pompeii - Beth and Viktor
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Tel el Amarna (also spelled Tall al ’Amarinah)
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Machu Picchu - Tina and Ariane
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Tiahuanaco (also spelled Tiahuanacu)
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Jorvik
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Troy (Hissarlik, Turkey) George and Andy
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Ur (Mesopotamia)
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Abri Pataud
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Tollund Man
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Terra Armata
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As a class we will decide on a series of questions
we hope to be able to answer for each of our research sites. Examples
might include: Who lived here, and when? What kinds of structures did
these people leave behind? What have archaeologists been able to
find out about the people who lived there? What happened to the people
who lived here? What archaeological techniques have been used to
investigate the site? etc.
For your presentation you should collect or create
visual aids to use as part of your report on archaeological sites.
These might include city plans showing which structures may have stood
where, maps showing where the sites are in relation to other cities or
countries, photographs showing archaeologists at work or the artefacts
they found, and so on.
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