1. Archaeology Learning Group
Produced by
Archaeology
Learning
Group
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www.learningarchaeology.com
presents
Archaeology
Learning Group
Cuyahoga Community College
Summer Camp 2011
The Big Dig:
Archaeological
Adventure
Instructor
Jeremy Freeman
Archaeological Program Coordinator
Name ______________________________________

2. Monday
The Big Dig: Archaeological
Adventure
8:30—9:00 am Introduction
9:00—10:00 am Lecture: Archaeological Methods
10:00 am—11:00 pm Activity: Refitting Station
11:00—11:30 pm Lunch
11:30—1:00 pm Activity: Mysterious Objects
1:00 —1:30 pm Activity: Crazy Coordinates
Tuesday
8:30—9:30 am Activity: Archaeology Sand Art
9:30—11:00 am Lecture: Geoarchaeology
11:00—11:30 pm Lunch
11:30—12:30 pm Lecture: The Dating Game
12:30—1:30 pm Activity: Dating methods exercises
Wednesday
8:30—9:30 Lecture: Ancient Engineering, Geometry, and Technol-
ogy: Ancient Rome
9:30—10:15 Activity: Build a Roman Arch
10:15—11:00 Activity: Building the Pantheon
8:30—9:30 am Ancient Engineering, Geometry, and Technology: An-
cient Mesoamerica
9:30—10:15 am Activity: Build a Mayan Temple
10:15—11:00 am Activity: Build the Temple of Inscriptions
11:00—11:30 Lunch
11:30—12:30 pm Lecture: Art and Archaeology
12:30—1:00 pm Activity: Analyzing Egyptian Art
1:00—1:30 pm Activity: Make a fresco
Thursday
Friday
8:30 am—10:00 pm Lecture: Archaeoastronomy
10:30—10:45 am Activity: Solar Alignments at Stonehenge
10:45—11:00 am Activity: Create a Sundial
11:00 am—11:30 pm Lunch
11:30—12:30 pm Lecture: Fossils, Tracks, and Megafauna
12:30—1:30 pm Activity: Create a fossil footprint
Wednesday Continued
11:00 am—11:30 pm Lunch
11:30—12:30 pm Lecture: Ancient Engineering, Geometry, and
Technology: Ancient Egypt
12:30—1:00 pm Activity: Using simple machines
1:00—1:30 pm Activity: Build a pyramid