ARCHAEOLOGY WEB LINKS
 Ancient observatories Chaco Canyon, Chichen Itza
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ancientobs/
Students can explore these two solar observatories from scientific and historical viewpoints on this
site. Each location has archaeological and scientific photographs, plus information on solar
movements through the seasons. Information is in a variety of formats, with an emphasis on visual
learning through diagrams, dramatic photographs, and video clips.
 Tutankhamun anatomy of an excavation
http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4tut.html
This database, containing scanned copies of Carter's handwritten diaries and typed versions of his
notes, may be searched by object number or description. Maps, plans and drawings, black and white
photographs of the site during work in the tomb by Harry Burton, scenes outside the tomb, and
colour photographs of objects from the tomb complement the text.
 An Introduction to Marine Archaeology
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/archaeology/marine_01.shtml
This the story of how archaeology went underwater, the difficulties they face and the problem of
restoring often very fragile finds.
 The Amesbury Archer: The King of Stonehenge?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/archaeology/king_stonehenge_01.shtml
An excavation in Wiltshire has recently revealed the grave of a Bronze Age archer, buried with a rich
array of precious metal goods and a quiver of arrows. Was this the King of Stonehenge? Andrew
Fitzpatrick of Wessex Archaeology takes up the story.
 News in science - ancient worlds
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/ancient/AncientRepublish_924421.htm
Articles explaining the uses of science in archaeology feature on this easily navigated site. An
interesting one page piece on Otzi, the five thousand year old corpse found in the Italian Alps in
1991, examines the archaeological evidence of his life and death.
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