Task #4:  Eureka!

The excavation was a success - you now have your fossils and artifacts safely back at the lab and now it is time to uncover what you have found.  What is it?  What time period do you think it is from?  What information do these fossils give you?

1.      Go to the links according to your expertise and review the recent discoveries.  Choose one fossil or artifact that          you are interested in studying and research it. 

Archaeologists:

16 amazing archaeological finds of the 21st century
http://curiosity.discovery.com/topic/archaeological-findings/archaeological-finds-21st-century-pictures.htm

Using artifacts to analyze ancient civilization
http://www.schenectady.k12.ny.us/users/title3/future%20grant%20projects/Projects/Ancient%20Civilization/index.htm

Examples of artifacts:  uses, time period, explanations
Broad axe: http://www.apva.org/ngex/c5baxe.html
Cooking pot: http:// www.apva.org/ngex/c1cook.html
English coins: http://www.apva.org/ngex/c6coins.html

Paleontologists:

Discovering Fossils: Great pictures and examples of fossils
http://www.discoveringfossils.co.uk/whatisafossil.htm

Project Exploration:  Explore a huge number of paleontological discoveries
http://www.projectexploration.org/discoveries.htm

Analysis of fossils for kids
http://www.fossilsforkids.com/

If it is helpful, use the following questionnaire to guide you in your research. 

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