Links & Online Resources

Here you'll find links to archaeology-related magazines, museums and historic sites, schools, and commercial sites with a tremendous variety of resources to explore.

GENERAL INTEREST

• DIG Magazine
  www.digonsite.com
  Archaeology magazine for kids from Cricket Magazine Group. Fun and educational online materials: online quizzes; Fantastic Factoids; "classroom" resources, and much more. Also lists archaeology events in CT: www.digonsite.com/guide/connecticut.html
• National Geographic's Xpeditions website
  www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/
  Offers lesson plans, activities and information on many topics, including archaeology. (Unwrapping Mummies, Find pirate ships with Marine Archaeology, etc.)
• Neferchichi's Tomb
  www.neferchichi.com
  Fun games, downloads, Egyptian fonts, even Mad Libs can be found on this site. --Judy Rossa, Bridgeport Public Library, North Branch
• American Museum of Natural History "Ology" webpage
  http://ology.amnh.org
  Provides wonderful resources for all sorts of "ologies" including paleontology and archaeology. --Judy Rossa, Bridgeport Public Library, North Branch
• http://collections.ic.gc.ca/archaeology/second/secondpage.html
  An archaeology website produced in Nova Scotia with lots of good activities for kids. --Alana Meloni, C.H. Booth Library, Newtown
• American Schools of Oriental Research Outreach Education
  www.asor.org/outreach/default.htm
  This site includes a special section on "Archaeology and Ancient World for Kids," including "NOVA Online - Be an Archaeologist" and "Archaeologist Adventure." --Alana Meloni, C.H. Booth Library, Newtown
• Archaeology Channel
  www.archaeologychannel.org
  www.archaeologychannel.org/content/TR_Group.asp?category=53568&name=Activities
  Tons of resources, games, activities, etc.
• Archaeology Insititute of America
  www.archaeological.org
• Public Archaeology Survey Team, Inc.
  www.past-inc.org
  This is a private nonprofit organization which specializes in archaeological and historical research and public education in the Northeast. The website has great links.
• Petra, Lost City of Stone: Educator's Guide and Activities
  www.amnh.org/education/resources/exhibitions/petra/educators.php
• Petra, Lost City of Stone: Additional Resources
  www.amnh.org/education/resources/exhibitions/petra/resources.php
  What does cultural research involve? How are objects studied and conserved? What do you do on a dig? This site draws from the American Museum of Natural History's vast anthropological and archaeological resources to answer these and other questions about studying the human past. Includes numerous archaeology-based activities and articles.

CONNECTICUT

• Dinosaur State Park
  www.dinosaurstatepark.org
• Mashantucket Pequot Museum
  www.pequotmuseum.org
• Connecticut Archaeology Center
  www.cac.uconn.edu
  Opened in 2004 at UConn Storrs, the CAC works to encourage the preservation of Connecticut's archaeological resources through a combination of research, collections conservation, technical assistance and education.
• Connecticut Archaeology Week
  www.ctbound.org/PressRelease/ArcheoWeek04.asp
• Institute for American Indian Studies, Washington, CT
  www.birdstone.org
• Connecticut Historical Societies & Museums (contacts & links)
  www.lib.uconn.edu/online/research/govtinfo/ConnState/connhistsoc.html
• Connecticut Historical Societies on the Web (links)
  www.cslib.org/histsoc.htm
• Historical Museum Guide for Connecticut
  www.censusfinder.com/connecticut-historical-museums.htm
• Historical Societies and Sites in Connecticut (About.com)
  http://hartford.about.com/od/historicsocieties1/?terms=history
• www.fontface.com
  Offers lots of free font downloads you can use to jazz up your SRP promotional materials.