Chapter 9: Ancient America
Writing a Video Script
Use the Internet or the library to find out about the hardships archaeologists and explorers suffered to uncover information about the Maya. Then work with a group of classmates to write a video script for a documentary about the explorers.
- Include interviews with the archaeologists and explorers.
- Write a dramatic scene describing their struggles.
- Use maps and pictures to help illustrate the geography of Meso-America.
Internet Resources
- The Palenque Project
- Official Web site of the Palenque Project, an archaeological site in Palenque, Mexico. Provides photos of the project and reports on the excavations.
- http://www.mesoweb.com/palenque/current_dig.html
- Lords of Copán
- National Geographic's comprehensive site on the excavations at Copán, Honduras. Includes virtual tours, and reports on the excavations.
- http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/copan/index-m.html
- Occupational Hazards for Archaeologists: Snakes
- Article by an archaeologist discussing his encounters with snakes, one of the hazards often found during excavations in the Americas.
- http://ambergriscaye.com/museum/digit21.html
- Voyage Into Archaeology
- An interactive site that allows visitors to explore the world of the archaeologist, from Simon Frasier University in Canada.
- http://www.educ.sfu.ca/archaeology/voyage1.htm
- Archaeology
- A gateway site with links to several Central American archaeological sites.
- http://www.mayadiscovery.com/ing/archaeology/default.htm