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Article: Connections to the past: creating time detectives with archaeology.
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- Social Education
- Article date:
- September 1, 2007
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The fascination with buried treasures and lost civilizations transcends all ages and serves as an effective magnet for drawing students toward the study of archaeology. Connecting students to the past gives them a better understanding of their own present and future. Where else can the study of trash yield significant insights into how people once lived, worked, and played? Through the development of archaeological skills, students can become "time detectives" and may also become more sensitive to the importance of preservation. (1)
Exposure to the scientific method of investigation that is part of archaeological research advances skills development in the ...