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Project Archaeology uses archaeological inquiry to foster understanding of past and present cultures; improve social studies and science education; and enhance citizenship education to help preserve our archaeological legacy.

“Discovery is nothing more than observing what is already there.”
– Jeanne Moe
BLM Project Archaeology Lead
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A Project Archaeology Sampler in Southeast Arizona

January 17th, 2012

Arizona teachers observe modern artifacts in context and make inferences about the people who used them. By Paulette LeBlanc Paulette LeBlanc, Project Archaeology professional development instructor, introduced 14 Arizona teachers to archaeology educat …

Beyond Activities: The Roles of Public Archaeology in the 21st Century

December 9th, 2011

Maureen Malloy, Chesapeake Region Project Archaeology Coordinator, shares her views on public archaeology in the 21st Century. As I sit down to finish this Project Archaeology blog entry the calendar says December, but the thermometer says spring –it’s …

Understanding Past and Present Cultures

September 2nd, 2011

Project Archaeology is excited to welcome Virginia Wulfkuhle to the blogging world! Virginia is a Public Archeologist at the Kansas Historical Society in Topeka and our Project Archaeology coordinator in Kansas.     The examination of the earthlodge fl …

Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter On-line—A skeptic’s journey to belief

April 18th, 2011

Susan Dixon Renoe is an archaeology educator from Columbia, Missouri and is the Project Archaeology state coordinator for on-line workshops. I have always enjoyed using Project Archaeology in my classroom.  However, I was a little skeptical when they t …

Project Archaeology at the Nevada State Museum

February 25th, 2011

We would like to welcome Deborah Stevenson as our next guest blogger. Deborah is Curator of Education at the Nevada State Museum in Carson City, Nevada. The Nevada State Museum in Carson City conducted four full days of Project Archaeology: Investigati …

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