Discovery

Web Watch

Compiled by Ros Calvert

Try digging into the archaelogical riches of the Web.

http://www.britarch.ac.uk/index.html
The Council for British Archaeology has fact sheets covering things like getting started in archaeology, where archaeologists work and what they do. This could be a useful resource for teachers and older students.

http://archnet.uconn.edu
Check out the links to reports, images and archaeological data from archeological summer schools, where people have spent the holidays excavating the Palace of Diocletian or examining ancient rock art in Italy.

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/
The English Heritage site contains over 12 million images and records of national monuments and specialist archaelogical advice and information.

http://www.intel.com/cpc/explore/stonehenge/
Free software on site lets you explore Stonehenge in 3D. A Pentium II is recommended to get the best out of the special visual effects.

http://www.rchme.gov.uk/education/education.html
This site has a children's page which includes diaries of three people who work for the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, and classroom activities based on a book which can be ordered online. Examples of how to use the activities in the book could be adapted for use with New Zealand resources.

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/~nantiq/mithras/frames.htm
An interesting peek at an ancient mythology including archeological artifacts and a glimpse into the Temple of Mithras.

http://www.uke.uni-hamburg.de/institute/imdm/idv/forschung/mumie/mumie.en.html
Take a look at a 2,300-year-old mummy. With QuickTime (VR) Movies (downloadable from the site) you can unwrap the mummy's head on screen.

Ros Calvert is a staff writer for New Zealand Science Monthly