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NOVA Online: Lost City of Arabia
Join a team of archaeologists as they search for Ubar, the lost city of Arabia, and see how they apply the technology of remote sensing to "see" the site without actually excavating it.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ubar/
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Kids Dig Reed
Includes a virtual tour of the dig, gallery of artifacts, games and puzzles, and a talking cow.
http://www.kidsdigreed.com/
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Five Points
Tells how archaeologists and historians rediscovered a famous nineteenth-century New York neighborhood. Also answers questions such as "What do artifacts tell us about everyday life?"
http://r2.gsa.gov/fivept/fphome.htm
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Dig
An online version of the children's magazine on archaeology from the publishers of Archaeology Magazine. Quizzes, fun facts, and contests.
http://www.digonsite.com/
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North Ferriby Bronze Age Boats
Information on the three bronze age boats found by the River Humber at North Ferriby
http://www.ferribyboats.co.uk/
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Archaeological Adventure
ThinkQuest project explains what archaeology is and its methods and techniques. Examples of significant discoveries including Troy, Shiqmim, the Egyptian Pyramids. Glossary.
http://library.thinkquest.org/3011/
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ThinkQuest: Raiders of the Lost Art
High school students present the study of archaeology and the study of four civilizations - ancient Egypt, medieval Europe, ancient China, and the American West of the eighteenth century.
http://library.thinkquest.org/3708/
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Archaeology at the Dawn of History: The Khirbet Iskander Collection
Introduces students to the world of archaeology through a virtual visit to Jordan's Khirbet Iskander dig site.
http://www.gannon.edu/departmental/archaeology/ki.asp
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Archaeological Sites
Click on region of the world for list of major archaeological sites with descriptions of each.
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/
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ThinkQuest: The Dig: Adventures in Archaeology
Looks at what archaeology is, how they do it, and some famous sites.
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001645/
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