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Peer reviewedHotchkiss, Ron – History and Social Science Teacher, 1981
Describes a simulated archaeological dig for a ninth-grade Canadian social studies class. Students role-play archaeological teams in 2180 AD who find well-preserved bags of "garbage." Students classify garbage artifacts, write reports hypothesizing about the households which produced them, and match the contents of their bags to…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Classification, Comparative Education, Grade 9
