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Chazan, Michael – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2012
This paper argues that teaching of concepts is deeply rooted in human phylogeny. The basis of this argument is a consideration of the type of knowledge used to make handaxes, a tool that is found in the archaeological record beginning around 1.8 million years ago. A distinction is made between the human capacity for teaching concepts, which has a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Knowledge Level, Equipment, Archaeology
Potterfield, James E.; And Others – 1966
This social studies unit includes a teaching guide, student text, study guide, teacher background material, and composite pretest/posttest covering archaeological methods, evolution, fossils and man, and development of culture during the prehistoric periods in the Old World. It is part of the Anthropology Curriculum Project and is designed for…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Anthropology, Archaeology, Culture