Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Homeschool Series 2012- Day2

This week the focus is on Stone, Shell, and Bone tools. There will be a simulated archaeological dig to give an idea of how archaeologist do their job.


Vocabulary for this week:
midden
chert
Busycon
dug out canoe
gilded
atlatl
projectile point
pottery sherd
excavation
stratigraphy


References:


Willey, Gordon R., Archeology of the Florida Gulf Coast, University Press of Florida, 1998 (first published by Smithsonian Institution, 1949).
Bullen, Ripley P., From Eleven Sites in Hillsborough County, Florida, Florida Park Service, 1952.
Milanich, Jerald T., Hernando DeSoto and the Indians of Florida, University Press of Florida,
Purdy, Barbara A., Florida's People during the last Ice Age, Univeristy Press of Florida

Florida Anthropology Society

Registration is now closed. Check out last week's activities at
http://campbayou.blogspot.com/2012/01/homeschool-series-2012-day1.html

Look for an online exploration of this series at the Camp Bayou Wiki in the coming weeks.

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