Archaeology

Archaeology For Kids On-line - Like mud pies? Ever eaten dirt? Think learning about the past is cool? Maybe you have the makings of an archaeologist.
http://www.binghamton.edu/cap/kidsindex.html

Kids Dig Reed - Includes a virtual tour of the dig, gallery of artifacts, games and puzzles, and a talking cow.
http://www.kidsdigreed.com/

Dig - An online version of the children's magazine on archaeology from the publishers of Archaeology Magazine. Quizzes, fun facts, and contests.
http://www.digonsite.com/

You Wouldn't Want to be an Egyptian Mummy - Web book with interactive graphics outlines the steps involved in making an Egyptian Mummy.
http://www.salariya.com/web_books/mummy

Pecos Rio Grande Museum of Early Man - Looks at the history of humans in West Texas from archaeological finds.
http://www.pecosrio.com

National Park Service: Archeology Program - Learn the tasks required of the archeologist and the specific fields of study. Page includes information about how the digging sites are selected and unearthed artifacts are recorded.
http://www.nps.gov/history/archeology/PUBLIC/kids/kidsFour.htm

Archaeological Adventure - ThinkQuest project explains what archaeology is and its methods and techniques. Examples of significant discoveries including Troy, Shiqmim, the Egyptian Pyramids. Glossary.
http://library.thinkquest.org/3011/

ThinkQuest: The Dig: Adventures in Archaeology - Looks at what archaeology is, how they do it, and some famous sites.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001645/

ThinkQuest: Raiders of the Lost Art - High school students present the study of archaeology and the study of four civilizations - ancient Egypt, medieval Europe, ancient China, and the American West of the eighteenth century.
http://library.thinkquest.org/3708/

North Ferriby Bronze Age Boats - Information on the three bronze age boats found by the River Humber at North Ferriby
http://www.ferribyboats.co.uk/

Mysterious Places - Mali, Easter Island, Stonehenge, Chichen Itza, and other ancient civilizations and sacred sites.
http://www.mysteriousplaces.com/tours.html

Five Points - Tells how archaeologists and historians rediscovered a famous nineteenth-century New York neighborhood. Also answers questions such as "What do artifacts tell us about everyday life?"
http://r2.gsa.gov/fivept/fphome.htm

ThinkQuest : Archaeology Adventure - Go on a guided tour of our past, present, and future.
http://library.thinkquest.org/3011/indexge.htm

Archaeology at Colonial Williamsburg - Simple look at what archaeology is and how it enhances the study of history. Includes games and projects kids can do at home.
http://www.history.org/kids/

Iron Age Celts - Learn about the people who lived in Britain 2000 years ago. From the BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/celts/

A Journey to a New Land - Looks at the history of people in North America. Includes photographs and descriptions of prehistoric sites.
http://www.sfu.museum/journey/

Unlocking the Past - Talks about cultures in contact and conflict, new lands and environments, building cities, and archeology of work.
http://www.sha.org/unlockingthepast/

Archaeological Sites - Click on region of the world for list of major archaeological sites with descriptions of each.
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/

NOVA Online: Lost City of Arabia - Join a team of archaeologists as they search for Ubar, the lost city of Arabia, and see how they apply the technology of remote sensing to "see" the site without actually excavating it.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ubar/

Archaeology at the Dawn of History: The Khirbet Iskander Collection - Introduces students to the world of archaeology through a virtual visit to Jordan's Khirbet Iskander dig site.
http://www.gannon.edu/departmental/archaeology/ki.asp