Lesson Overview
Students brainstorm examples of artifacts archaeologists might find in prehistoric South Carolina and then analyze photos of real artifacts to understand how archaeologists use them to learn about past cultures without written records. They discuss how studying the artifacts' characteristics and comparing them to other archaeological finds helps us piece together the lives of those who made them.
Essential Question
How can archaeologists, despite the absence of written records, analyze the characteristics and contexts of artifacts to learn about the lives, cultures, and technologies of the people who made and used them?
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3, 6
Materials
• Lesson Handout (1 per student)
• Images of Pockoy Shell Ring artifacts (can be displayed to the class using a SMART board
or projector).
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- 3.2.2.ER Identify and analyze the ways people interact with the physical environment in different regions of the state, the country, and the world.
- 3.4.1.PR Investigate the cultural characteristics of places and regions around the world.
- 6.1.CO Compare the development of social systems among the early river valley civilizations.
- 6.1.CC Analyze changes and continuities that influenced the organization and technological advancements of early and classical world civilizations.
- 6.1.E Analyze multiple perspectives on the political, intellectual, and social achievements of classical societies through a variety of primary and secondary sources.
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Lesson Partners: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources