Evidence in the Unwritten

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Description

Curator of Anthropology Gary Feinman talks about his work in Mexico and China and the different types of evidence Anthropologists and Archaeologists use to learn about the past.

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History Colorado
Field Museum

Understanding the Past

To understand what life was like in the past, we must look at various sources of information to discover clues and think critically about what they can tell us. To understand our oldest stories, such as ancient cultures, we rely on the incomplete records we find through archaeology to learn about populations of the past. Practice and compare the many lenses we can use to learn about the past while exploring the form, function, continuity and change of objects from across history.

Created by: History Colorado, Field Museum

Grade 6-8
Resource Kit
Field Museum
History Colorado

Investigating Form and Function

Learn about strategies used to make discoveries about the past. Apply disciplinary lenses to objects from history and modern day. Explore the relationship between form, function, and technological change.

Created by: Field Museum, History Colorado

Grade 3-5
Resource Kit
Field Museum
History Colorado

Exploring Ways of Knowing

Explore some of the ways we can know about the past. Practice and compare the many disciplinary lenses we can use to learn about the past while exploring the form, function, continuity and change of objects from across history.

Created by: Field Museum, History Colorado

Grade 9-12