Twenty-five activities support an overview of the science of archaeology as well as some of the secrets it has revealed from ancient civilizations throughout the world. Original. An activity book that features projects such as making a surface survey of a site, building a screen for sifting dirt and debris at a dig, tracking soil age by colour, and counting tree rings to date a find teach kids the techniques that unearthed Neanderthal caves, Tutankhamun's tomb, and Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire. Acknowledgments vii Time Line viii Introduction: What Is Archaeology xi How Archaeology Works 1(14) Survey Game 7(5) Dating Coins 12(3) The First People 15(14) Making Footprints 17(3) A Spark in the Dark 20(4) Measuring Brain Capacity 24(3) Stone Tools 27(2) The Ice Age and the New Stone Age 29(18) Ice Archaeology 30(2) Building a Paleolithic Fireplace 32(4) Cave Art 36(2) Making a Microlith Tool 38(2) Experimenting with Agriculture 40(2) Animal Bones 42(5) The First Civilizations 47(20) Seriation Game 52(4) Money Matters 56(5) Pottery Classification 61(1) Build Your Own Screen 62(5) Greece and Rome 67(18) Stratigraphy Game, Part I 70(4) Underwater Archaeology 74(6) Making an Oil Lamp 80(5) The New World 85(16) Finding Circumference 92(2) Preserving Artifacts 94(2) Stratigraphy Game, Part II 96(5) Historical Archaeology 101(26) Historical Maps 107(2) Which Site Is Easier to Find? 109(3) Tree Rings 112(3) Time Capsule 115(7) Occupations and History 122(5) Glossary 127(4) Web Sites to Explore 131(2) Bibliography 133(4) Photo Credits 137(2) Index 139