Shelter Database

Teaches students about the use of pithouses and the people who lived in them approximately 1,275 years ago in Arizona

Use geography, history, and archaeology to learn about a Kentucky shotgun house and the people who lived in it.

Learn about a Neolithic dwelling in Iraq and the lives of people in ancient Mesopotamia

Students learn about the use and importance of the St. Augustine station to lighthouse keepers and their families.

Investigating the Puzzle House Pueblo incorporates authentic archaeological and historical research paired with oral histories to teach students about the use and importance of the Pueblo in the past and present lives of Hopi people.

Study the semi-subterranean sod house used by the Iñupiat (northern Eskimos) of the North Slope of Alaska

Study the wickiup, a type of shelter used by the Meskwaki and other Native American people living throughout the upper Midwest

Investigating a Tabby Slave Cabin teaches students about a cabin at Kingsley Plantation in northeastern Florida used by enslaved people in the early 1800s and about the descendants of the people who lived there.

Investigating an Archaic Basin House teaches students about Archaic basin houses and the people who used them approximately 5,000 years ago in Colorado, through authentic archaeological and historical inquiry.

Investigating a Tsimshian Northwest Coast Plank House teaches students about the rich history and significance of a Tsimshian Plank House through oral histories, historic photographs, and archaeological research.