Transcript Investigating History

Investigating History
-Archaeology
By
S. Angelo: Head Teacher, History
East Hills Girls Technology High School
2007
Hollywood Archaeology – Indiana
Jones and the Last Crusade
Hollywood created an
interesting character –
Indiana Jones
He has become renown as
the whip carrying, hat
wearing, swashbuckling
archaeologist who is a
mixture of glory hunter
and preserver of our
culture.
INQUIRY QUESTIONS
• What is Archaeology?
• How do Historians investigate
the past?
• Why is conserving our
heritage important?
The “Crescent Canyon”
In the movie, Indiana Jones
and the Last Crusade, the
Holy Grail is found in
the Crescent Canyon.
In reality, this is the
Treasury of the city
Petra, Jordan
What is Archaeology?
• The word archaeology (often misspelt
as archeology) comes from two Greek
words
• αρχαίος archaios=ancient
• λόγος
logos=word/speech/discussion
• It means the study of human culture by
recording and analysing the remains of
a culture and the environment in which
they were found.
Archaeology at Petra
• Brown University is currently conducting
archaeological excavations at Petra
• http://www.brown.edu/Departments/An
thropology/Petra/
Archaeologists at Work in Jordan
• A team from Sydney University excavated
a site in Rukeis, Jordan during the 1990s
• They were trying to find out about the
people who lived there over 5,000 years
ago
• The work was nothing like the Indiana
Jones’ movies
• It was hard, dirty and tiring – but the
results were FANTASTIC!!!
Meet the Ancestors
• This is a series that looks at
archaeological excavations in Britain
• It shows why and how such excavations
take place
• Each show looks at one site and the
process that archaeologists and
historians work through to find out
more about our past
Episode 1: Warrior
• Using your worksheet, complete notes
from the video
• You are to write at least 2 – 4 points
for each section
– The site: where?, when?, who?
– The excavation process – how?
– Artefacts – what?
– Conservation – why? How?
– Results and Importance
That’s All Folks