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Inca Investigation Examine maps and ancient artifacts. And collect all six Inca chronicles!

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What's the Big Idea About Archaeology?
See how artifacts and ruins give us glimpses of what life was like long ago.
If Trash Could Talk
Take a look inside your trash can. What clues can you find?
Meet the OLogist: Chuck Spencer
Discover the intriguing facts and artifacts that Chuck has unearthed.
Piecing It All Together
Decorate, shatter, and piece together your own pottery artifact!
Up Close With a Zapotec Urn
It's not easy being an artifact! Find out why in this urn-est interview.
The Ancient City of Petra
Explore an amazing city carved into the sandstone cliffs.
Archaeology Books
Dig into archaeology with these six books.
Mythic Mystery Map
How well do you know mythic creatures around the world?
Tools of the Trade
Solve this cartoon mystery to see how archaeologists found a lost Spanish mission.
Inca Investigation
Examine maps and ancient artifacts. And collect all six Inca chronicles!
Make Your Own Archaeology Stationery
Send a note to a friend with these ancient letterheads.
What Do You Know About Archaeology?
Test your knowledge in this quiz about what it takes to dig up the past.
Making a Field Journal
Pick an object and record your observations in a journal.
What's This?
Can you tell the difference between a giraffe's bones and those from a mammoth? Test your knowledge of fossils.
Mint Your Own Coin
Make a coin that tells something special about you.
Meet the ArchaeOLogists
Map Your World
Follow these easy steps to create a floor plan of your room.
Create Your Own Time Capsule
What would the objects say about you and the time you live in?
Meet the OLogist: Sandra Olsen
Find out from a zooarchaeologist how humans have tamed and bred horses.
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The Incas built enough roads to stretch from New York to Los Angeles more than 8 times.

Archaeologists use technologies like remote sensing and x-rays to help figure out where to dig.

Archaeologists sometimes use sound waves to help them find objects at underwater sites.

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