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The Archaeology Education Handbook: Sharing the Past with Kids

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The Archaeology Education Handbook: Sharing the Past with Kids

This innovative guidebook introduces archaeologists to the complexities and possibilities of educating children in archaeology. The book explains the culture of the educational system, discusses the interface between education and archaeology, forewarns of sensitive and inflammatory issues, and provides real-world examples of a variety of successful archaeology education programs. Throughout, the emphasis is on exemplary programming that meets the needs of students, educators and archaeologists in a realistic, achievable manner. Published in cooperation with the Society for American Archaeology.

About the Author

Karolyn Smardz-Frost is a historian and archaeologist, and an adjunct professor at Acadia and Dalhousie Universities, and was a Harrison McCain Visiting Professor at Acadia from 2013-2016.

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