- What is Archaeology?
- This page explains what archaeologists do
and the methods they use to do it.
- Archaeological Sampling Strategies
- How do archaeologists know where to dig? This interactive
tutorial from the University of Connecticut will teach you how
archaeologists choose their sites.
- About.com: Archaeology
- This site includes a little bit of everything from parodies
to want ads to information on archaeology sites all over the
word.
- Neanderthal Music
- This is a report on the recent discovery of Neanderthal musical
instruments. It may help change your impression of what it meant
to be a Neanderthal.
- National Association of State Archaeologists
- Still have questions? Want to contact someone who really knows about your area? Then use this listing to find the address and phone number of your state archaeologist. Some of the archaeologists also have web pages that you can link to from this site.
The Big Dig
Chapter 12: Human History
How do we know anything about the first hominids, or about the first North Americans, for that matter? The answers lie in the study of archaeology. Archaeologists find evidence of our early ancestors and use that evidence to form hypotheses about how they lived. To learn more about this science and what it can tell us about the past, visit the following sites:
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