ARCHAEOLOGY RESOURCES

FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

Archaeology for Kids: Uncovering the Mysteries of Our Past, 25 Activities

By Richard Panchyk

Chapter 4 focuses on Sumeria, Babylon and Egypt, and Chapter 5 covers Greece and Rome. Helpful resources: how to identify civilizations from their remains, the invention of writing, a seriation game (how to put things in date order), early commerce, basic pottery classification, how to build a screen for sifting artifacts, a stratigraphy game, how to make a simple oil lamp, how to find the circumference of an artifact, and how to preserve artifacts. Includes glossary, web sites for further exploration, and bibliography. Chicago Review Press, 2001. Illus. ed. paperback, 150 pages. ISBN: 978-1556523953. Grades 5-9.

Dig This! How Archaeologists Uncover Our Past
Dig This! by Michael Avi-Yonah (part of The Buried Worlds series) shows readers how archaeologists do their work. Topics covered include: history of the discipline, examination of excavating methods, and a look at several ancient civilizations. It includes black-and-white and crisp color photographs. Other titles in the series include Fired Up! (pottery making) and Piece by Piece (making mosaics). Runestone Press, 1993. Hardcover, 64 pages. ISBN: 978-0822532002. Grades 5-8.
Exploring Ancient Cities of the Bible

Michael W. Carroll, author, and Caroline Carroll, illustrator.

nvestigate stories and mysteries that you've always wondered about through Exploring Ancient Cities of the Bible. The mysteries and well-researched answers, the graphic photos and penetrating paintings, the fun facts and sidebars all inform and captivate readers, pressing them towards a better understanding of the history that changed the world. This book will make the Bible come alive and will reveal God's awesome creative power. (Cook), 2001. Hardcover, 48 pages. ISBN: 978-0781436953. Grades 4-7.

Eyewitness: Archaeology

By Jane McIntosh, PhD

Get a quick overview of the world's great civilizations with these superb, full-color photographs of bronzes, buildings, paintings, and pottery. Dorling Kindersley, New York, 1994, hardcover, 64 pages. ISBN 0-7894-5864-0. Grades 4-7.

Usborne Young Scientist: Archaeology

By Barbara Cork and Struan Reid

Learn the basics of archaeology—from how clues are destroyed to how old an artifact is—with this fun, simple, and complete book. Illustrated. EDC Publishing, Tulsa, 1986, paperback, 32 pages. ISBN 0-86020-865-6. Grades 4-7.