THEN has initiated an annotated bibliography project. The Annotated Bibliography is a searchable database of heritage education references for professionals as well as a listing of resources for educators and the general public. The Annotated Bibliography contains books, journals, magazines, newsletters, classroom materials, videos, blogs, and websites.
While accessible and usable by members and nonmembers, only members of THEN may contribute to the Annotated Bibliography. If you would like to contribute, please join THEN under the appropriate membership category. The resource entry form is located in the Members Only section of the website. If you find an error on any of the entries, please contact us.
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Type: Magazine
Jeppson, Patrice L., Kwas, Mary L., Malloy, Maureen, etc.
2003 Archaeology for the Public: A New Addition to SAAweb. The SAA Archaeological Record, 3(5): 8-10, Society for American Archaeology
This article describes the creation of the "Archaeology for the Public" section of the Society for American Archaeology website. The authors describe the intentions behind adding these additional resources, the audience, the development process, and how the content will grow. The authors state that the webpages are intended for non-archaeologist groups, particularly educators.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: http://saa.org/Portals/0/SAA/Publications/thesaaarchrec/nov03.pdf
Jeppson, Patrice L., Kwas, Mary L., Malloy, Maureen, etc.
2003 Archaeology for the Public: A New Addition to SAAweb. The SAA Archaeological Record, 3(5): 8-10, Society for American Archaeology
This article describes the creation of the "Archaeology for the Public" section of the Society for American Archaeology website. The authors describe the intentions behind adding these additional resources, the audience, the development process, and how the content will grow. The authors state that the webpages are intended for non-archaeologist groups, particularly educators.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: http://saa.org/Portals/0/SAA/Publications/thesaaarchrec/nov03.pdf
Type: Magazine
Messer, A'ndrea
2010 Archaeology in the Age of Aquarius: Media Coverage in the 60s. The SAA Archaeological Record, 10(5): 23-26, Society for American Archaeology
This article discusses trends of archaeology in the media in America in the 1960s, a time of political and civil unrest as well as the beginning of the "New Archaeology." While some articles were serious archaeological reports, others encouraged the public to dig for antiquities in their own backyards.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: http://saa.org/Portals/0/SAA/Publications/thesaaarchrec/Nov2010.pdf
Messer, A'ndrea
2010 Archaeology in the Age of Aquarius: Media Coverage in the 60s. The SAA Archaeological Record, 10(5): 23-26, Society for American Archaeology
This article discusses trends of archaeology in the media in America in the 1960s, a time of political and civil unrest as well as the beginning of the "New Archaeology." While some articles were serious archaeological reports, others encouraged the public to dig for antiquities in their own backyards.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: http://saa.org/Portals/0/SAA/Publications/thesaaarchrec/Nov2010.pdf
Type: Journal
Saindon, Jacqueline J.
1992 Archaeology in the Classroom: An Intra-university Continuing Education Workshop for K-12 Teachers. Innovative Higher Education, 17(2): 115-124, Springer International
The article describes a continuing education program for teachers at the University of Georgia to teach archaeology, as well as Native American history and culture through field work. The workshop was evaluated through written evaluations and a post-workshop survey. The results were used to stress the benefits of an inter-departmental approach to teacher trainings.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00917133
Saindon, Jacqueline J.
1992 Archaeology in the Classroom: An Intra-university Continuing Education Workshop for K-12 Teachers. Innovative Higher Education, 17(2): 115-124, Springer International
The article describes a continuing education program for teachers at the University of Georgia to teach archaeology, as well as Native American history and culture through field work. The workshop was evaluated through written evaluations and a post-workshop survey. The results were used to stress the benefits of an inter-departmental approach to teacher trainings.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00917133
Type: Journal
Folse Elliott, Rita
1992 Archaeology in the Classroom: by Teachers for Teachers. Early Georgia, 20(1), The Society for Georgia Archaeology
This special issue of Early Georgia covers archaeology education through the growing partnership between archaeologists and educators. The issue includes articles for archaeologists and educators discussing the need for archaeology education in the classroom and examples of archaeology education in Georgia. Also included is a series of lesson plans for use in the classroom.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Elementary, Middle, High School
URL: http://thesga.org/wp-content/uploads/1992/03/sga_1992_arch_in_classroom.pdf
Folse Elliott, Rita
1992 Archaeology in the Classroom: by Teachers for Teachers. Early Georgia, 20(1), The Society for Georgia Archaeology
This special issue of Early Georgia covers archaeology education through the growing partnership between archaeologists and educators. The issue includes articles for archaeologists and educators discussing the need for archaeology education in the classroom and examples of archaeology education in Georgia. Also included is a series of lesson plans for use in the classroom.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Elementary, Middle, High School
URL: http://thesga.org/wp-content/uploads/1992/03/sga_1992_arch_in_classroom.pdf
Type: Lesson Plan, Blog, Website, Program
2017 Archaeology in the Community: Interactive Learning, Online Discussion, Social Events. Archaeology in the Community
Archaeology in the Community aims to increase community awareness of archaeology and history in the Washington, D.C. and Maryland areas through various outreach programs. Resources for students of all ages, volunteer opportunities, events, videos, a newsletter, and blogs can be found on this website.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Elementary, Middle, High School
URL: http://www.archaeologyincommunity.com/
2017 Archaeology in the Community: Interactive Learning, Online Discussion, Social Events. Archaeology in the Community
Archaeology in the Community aims to increase community awareness of archaeology and history in the Washington, D.C. and Maryland areas through various outreach programs. Resources for students of all ages, volunteer opportunities, events, videos, a newsletter, and blogs can be found on this website.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Elementary, Middle, High School
URL: http://www.archaeologyincommunity.com/
Type: Book
Calor, Katharina
2017 Archaeology in the Educational Systems. Finding Jerusalem: Archaeology between Science and Ideology, 5-83:99, University of California Press
This chapter discusses history of archaeology education in Jerusalem beginning with the colonial investment in biblical archaeology and ending with modern museum education experiences.
Language: English
Region: Middle East
URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pq349g.12
Calor, Katharina
2017 Archaeology in the Educational Systems. Finding Jerusalem: Archaeology between Science and Ideology, 5-83:99, University of California Press
This chapter discusses history of archaeology education in Jerusalem beginning with the colonial investment in biblical archaeology and ending with modern museum education experiences.
Language: English
Region: Middle East
URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pq349g.12
Type: Journal
Eisenwine, Marilyn J.
2003 Archaeology in the Seventh Grade. Social Education, 16:M3-M10, National Council for the Social Studies
The article discusses a seventh grade educational unit on archaeology and how to incorporate archaeology into a variety of subjects for classroom team building and connecting subject matter.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Middle School
Eisenwine, Marilyn J.
2003 Archaeology in the Seventh Grade. Social Education, 16:M3-M10, National Council for the Social Studies
The article discusses a seventh grade educational unit on archaeology and how to incorporate archaeology into a variety of subjects for classroom team building and connecting subject matter.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Middle School
Type: Magazine
Czaplicki, Jon
2010 Archaeology in the Swinging 50s: As Seen in the Pages of ‘Life’ Magazine. The SAA Archaeological Record, 10(5): 21-22, Society for American Archaeology
This article discusses a ten-part archaeological series called "The Epic of Man," which ran from 1955 to 1958 in the "Life" magazine, and the subsequent series "The World of Darwin," both of which were later made into books. The author describes other archaeological articles that appeared in "Life" and comments on their accuracy and quality. He argues that this magazine was a form of public archaeology, reaching and inspiring a broad American public.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: http://saa.org/Portals/0/SAA/Publications/thesaaarchrec/Nov2010.pdf
Czaplicki, Jon
2010 Archaeology in the Swinging 50s: As Seen in the Pages of ‘Life’ Magazine. The SAA Archaeological Record, 10(5): 21-22, Society for American Archaeology
This article discusses a ten-part archaeological series called "The Epic of Man," which ran from 1955 to 1958 in the "Life" magazine, and the subsequent series "The World of Darwin," both of which were later made into books. The author describes other archaeological articles that appeared in "Life" and comments on their accuracy and quality. He argues that this magazine was a form of public archaeology, reaching and inspiring a broad American public.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: http://saa.org/Portals/0/SAA/Publications/thesaaarchrec/Nov2010.pdf
Type: Lesson Plan, Website
2017 Archaeology Lesson Plans & Activities from SAA. Society for American Archaeology
This webpage contains 17 activities for grades K-12 that cover artifact and photograph analysis, excavation planning, and preservation. There is also an additional link to "Archaeologyland," which includes eight hands-on activities intended for archaeologists to direct visitors ages 5 and up at archaeology fairs and in non-formal classroom settings.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Elementary, Middle, High School
URL: http://www.saa.org/publicftp/PUBLIC/resources/SAAlessons.html
2017 Archaeology Lesson Plans & Activities from SAA. Society for American Archaeology
This webpage contains 17 activities for grades K-12 that cover artifact and photograph analysis, excavation planning, and preservation. There is also an additional link to "Archaeologyland," which includes eight hands-on activities intended for archaeologists to direct visitors ages 5 and up at archaeology fairs and in non-formal classroom settings.
Language: English
Region: North America
Grade Level, if for classroom: Elementary, Middle, High School
URL: http://www.saa.org/publicftp/PUBLIC/resources/SAAlessons.html
Type: Website
2017 Archaeology Month. Society for California Archaeology
The website contains information about California Archaeology Month. The page contains information on how to create an event, posters, and previous years' archaeology months.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: https://scahome.org/archaeology-month/
2017 Archaeology Month. Society for California Archaeology
The website contains information about California Archaeology Month. The page contains information on how to create an event, posters, and previous years' archaeology months.
Language: English
Region: North America
URL: https://scahome.org/archaeology-month/