Archaeology for Kids: Uncovering the Mysteries of Our Past, 25 Activities

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INTRODUCTION What Is Archaeology ook around your room What do you see Chances are you see books magazines toys and clothing These items are your material possessions the things you own in life Now make a list of everything in your room that is in plain sight How many of these things do you think you'll still have in 20 years What will happen to the rest of the stuff Most material possessions eventually end up in the trash can and then get hauled off to a landfill many miles from where you live to slowly decay Why As you know toys break clothes become too small and stuff that was cool when you were younger becomes very uncool We live in a disposable culture where most things are thrown away This disposable culture we live in is nothing new One mil lion years ago it was the same Even the earliest humanlike crea tures that roamed the earth had a few possessions including tools made of rock What do you think happened when a stone tool broke or when a spear was thrown and lost Since material possessions have existed people have been