Archaeology: Cool Women Who Dig
By Anita Yasuda and Lena Chandhok
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Our ancestors did not always write down their history, so archaeologists search for clues to learn more about how people once lived. In Archaeology: Cool Women Who Dig, readers ages 9 through 12 dig into the past through the challenges and successes of three dynamic women working in the field today. Chelsea Rose is a historical archaeologist with Southern Oregon University, Alexandra Jones runs Archaeology in the Community in Washington, DC, and Justine Benanty is a maritime archaeologist from New York City.
Nomad Press books in the Girls in Science series supply a bridge between girls’ interests and their potential futures by investigating science careers and introducing women who have succeeded in science. Compelling stories of real-life archaeologists provide readers with role models that they can look toward as examples of success.
Archaeology: Cool Women Who Dig uses engaging content, links to primary sources, and essential questions to whet kids’ appetites for further exploration and study of archaeology. This book explores the history of archaeology, the women who helped pioneer field research, and the varied careers in this exciting and important field. Both boys and girls are encouraged to find their passion in the gritty field of archaeology.
Nomad Press books in the Girls in Science series provide a comprehensive foundation about both a field of STEM study and women who have contributed to it in meaningful ways. Essential questions embedded within every chapter, QR codes linked to online primary sources, and language that’s designed to encourage readers to connect prior knowledge to new information make these books an integrative reading experience that encourages further, student-led research. Nomad’s unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while encouraging them to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers.
According to the National Foundation of Science, 66 percent of girls and 68 percent of boys in fourth grade say they like STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), but by eighth grade twice as many boys as girls are interested in STEM careers. Why do so many girls turn away from science? One reason is persistent stereotypes and another is a lack of role models. Nomad Press books in the Girls in Science series supply a bridge between girls’ interests and their potential futures by investigating science careers and introducing women who have succeeded in science.
Titles in the series include: Technology: Cool Women Who Code; Astronomy: Cool Women in Space; Engineering: Cool Women Who Design; Forensics: Cool Women Who Investigate; Aviation: Cool Women Who Fly; Marine Biology: Cool Women Who Dive; Archaeology: Cool Women Who Dig; Zoology: Cool Women Who Work with Animals; and Architecture: Cool Women Who Design Structures; and Meteorology: Cool Women Who Weather Storms.
Anita Yasuda
Anita Yasuda is the author of more than one hundred books for children. She lives with her family and her dog in Huntington Beach, California.
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Archaeology - Anita Yasuda
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How to Use This Book
In this book you’ll find a few different ways to explore the topic of women in archaeology.
The essential questions in each Ask & Answer box encourage you to think further. You probably won’t find the answers to these questions in the text, and sometimes there are no right or wrong answers! Instead, these questions are here to help you think more deeply about what you’re reading and how the material connects to your own life.
There’s a lot of new vocabulary in this book! Can you figure out a word’s meaning from the paragraph? Look in the glossary in the back of the book to find the definitions of words you don’t know.
Are you interested in what women have to say about archaeology? You’ll find quotes from women who are professionals in the archaeology field. You can learn a lot by listening to people who have worked hard to succeed!
Primary sources come from people who were eyewitnesses to events. They might write about the event, take pictures, or record the event for radio or video. Why are primary sources important?
Use a QR code reader app on your tablet or other device to find online primary sources. You can find a list of URLs on the Resources page. If the QR code doesn’t work, try searching the Internet with the Keyword Prompts to find other helpful sources.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
The Study of Long Ago
CHAPTER 1
The History of Women in Archaeology
CHAPTER 2
Chelsea Rose
CHAPTER 3
Alexandra Jones
CHAPTER 4
Justine Benanty
Timeline • Essential Questions • Glossary • Resources • Index
INTRODUCTION
The Study of Long Ago
Have you ever wondered what life was like long ago? Archaeologists do. They are curious about the past and how it can influence the future. Their work takes place in offices, labs, national parks, museums, and on sites all over the world. They might uncover petroglyphs carved onto the walls of remote canyons or ancient ruins buried beneath a modern office building. Archaeologists investigate industrial sites, such as gold mines, dive to historic shipwrecks, or scale mountaintops.
Some archaeologists preserve these sites and artifacts with illustrations. They might work in labs using various tools to examine, date, and analyze archaeological materials, such as shells and bones, clothing, and tools. Archaeologists can work with communities to explore history together.
In the past few years, archaeologists have made many amazing discoveries. These include 400-year-old graves at the Jamestown settlement in Virginia and a lost city in Central America. They’ve found an eighteenth-century Spanish galleon loaded with treasure and a possible secret chamber in an Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb.
Archaeologists sometimes use cutting-edge tools. Space archaeologist Sarah Parcak and her team might have discovered a new Viking site in North America. Sarah uses satellite images to find threats to archaeological sites and to locate new sites to investigate.
A professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, she spends many hours researching images. Her work has led to the discovery of thousands of ancient Egyptian sites, including lost pyramids.
Satellite images of Point Rosee
photo credit: © 2016 DigitalGlobe
In 2015, Sarah and her international team of researchers were investigating a site of interest at Point Rosee. This is on the southwestern coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
Using trowels and brushes, they peeled away layers of grass and found a big surprise. The team discovered a hearth that had been used for cooking bog iron. They also found turf walls similar to those built by the Vikings.
More research is needed to definitely determine that this is a Viking site. If these astonishing discoveries are confirmed, this will be only the second Viking settlement ever found in North America. Who knows what else Sarah and her team will discover!
WHAT IS ARCHAEOLOGY?
In many popular movies, archaeologists uncover ancient ruins in hopes of finding fabulous riches. However, archaeology is not about hidden treasure.
Professional archaeologists want to answer the questions of who, what, where, when, why, and how people in an area once lived.
"People most often think of digging as the main activity related to archaeology, but really, for one day in the field, we spend five days back in the lab processing the materials. . . . We analyze pottery not just to figure out when it was made and by who, we also try and figure out what kind of vessel the fragment came from, how