Archaeology to Delight and Instruct: Active

This book presents novel and interesting ways of teaching archaeological concepts and processes to college and university students. Seeking alternatives to the formal lecture format, the various contributions seek better ways of communicating the complexities of human behavior and of engaging students in active learning about the past. This collection of imaginative exercises designed by 20 master instructors on three continents includes role-playing, games, simulations, activities, and performance, all designed to teach archaeological concepts in interesting and engaging ways. Sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress

Lectures as usual? : teaching archaeology for fun	p. 11
Seven degrees of archaeology, or diverse ways of interpreting the past	p. 37
The great debate : archaeology, repatriation, and nationalism	p. 55
Grasp, or happy families, the archaeological way	p. 69
The skin game : teaching to redress stereotypes of indigenous people	p. 80
The big dig : theoretically speaking	p. 102
The game of context : teaching the history of archaeology without foregone conclusions	p. 115
The simulated excavation : an alternative to archaeological site destruction	p. 128
Digging your own grave : generic skills from an archaeological simulation	p. 143
Playing with ochre : some problems associated with the analysis of indigenous rock markings	p. 159
Perspectives from a pot : introducing archaeological theory through visual interpretation	p. 168
Culture of litterbugs	p. 180
Toilets as tools of teaching	p. 201
Simple ideas to teach big concepts : 'excavating' and analyzing the professor's desk drawer and wastebasket	p. 211
The draw-an-archaeologist test : eliciting student's ideas about archaeology	p. 225
Using the fictional tale as a learning tool	p. 234
Telling stories about the past : archaeology and museum interpretation	p. 241
Scenarios for archaeologists : a teaching tool	p. 245
The scrapbook exercise : teaching archaeology of death as critical thinking	p. 255
Brain Candy	p. 266
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Archaeology to Delight and Instruct: Active Learning in the University Classroom

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