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AnthropOLogy

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What is Anthropology?

Anthropology is the study of people and cultures in the past and today. How did people live a few decades ago, or thousands of years ago? And how have societies and cultures changed over time?

AnthropOLogy Stuff:

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Games
Reading
Hands-on
Videos
Reading

What does it mean to be human?
Reading

Meet a scientist who studies Korean culture.
Hands-on

Have fun with these paper cutouts of riders and horse gear from cultures around the world.
Hands-on

Take a look inside your trash can. What clues can you find?
Game

Examine maps and ancient artifacts. And collect all six Inca chronicles!
Hands-on

Put on these handmade masks or puppets and tell your own mythic tale.
Hands-on

See how you can make your own paper from old scrap paper and other materials.
Hands-on

Make a coin that tells something special about you.
Game

How well do you know mythic creatures around the world?
Video

Watch two stories from ancient Greece that are animated as if they are vase paintings come to life.
Video + Game

Take a look at some stories that were told along the Silk Road.
Game

Play music that you may have heard along the Silk Road.
Reading

Two thousand years ago, an ancient city called Petra thrived deep in the desert of Nabataean kingdom.
Reading

It's not easy being an artifact! Uncover why in this urn-est interview.
Reading

What animal bones did early humans used to build huts? Take a guess!
Reading

What animal does this long, spiraled tooth belong to? Take a guess!