Digging Up the Past: An Introduction to the Science of Archaeology
jeremy freeman
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(115)
A brief introduction to the practice of archaeology.
Class experience
US Grade 5 - 8
What is archaeology? And what do archaeologists do? In this class students will get a brief introduction to science of archaeology. Archaeology has been referred to as the “hand-maiden to history”. Others have asserted that archaeology is “anthropology or it is nothing”. Archaeology is, however, a discipline unto itself. It used a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding the past in ways that historians are unable to. Archaeologists collect data from fieldwork that is used to...
Students will learn about the tools that archaeologists use to find and uncover sites. Students will also learn about the types of data that archaeologists uncover learn about the multi-disciplinary nature of archaeological science.
I am a professional archaeologist for over 20 years that has worked at sites throughout the United States and the world. I am currently the tribal archaeologist for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. I also teach archaeology/anthropology classes at Sitting Bull College and am a historic interpretive guide at On-A-Slant Mandan Indian Village at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park in Mandan, North Dakota. I have been engaged in teaching youth about the science of archaeology since AD 2000.
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Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Class material will include images of tombs and human skeletal remains.
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(115)
Jeremy is currently the lead archaeologist for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. He is the founder and archaeological program coordinator for Archaeology Learning Group. He received his B.A. in anthropology at Heidelberg College...
Group Class
$10
per classMeets once
60 min
Completed by 56 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-15
1-18 learners per class
