Camp Team: . . . . Fri, Oct 6, 10:15AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Southwest Team Challenge II – What is Archaeology? ……….. Have you ever watched an Indiana Jones movie? If you have, you know that the image of an archeologist in Hollywood is someone who dashes around the world uncovering rare, priceless ancient treasures. But is that REALLY what archeology is? Do they all look like and act like Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones character? The kinds of treasures they really find might surprise you …….. Let’s find out.

Camp Team: . . . . Fri, Oct 6, 10:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Divide your class into TWO TEAMS - Team 1 and Team 2 will each have specific instructions from here on out ... enjoy !

Camp Team: . . . . Fri, Oct 6, 10:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Challenge 1 – Not all treasures found in archeology are gold cups or priceless jewels. What does an archeologist sometimes uncover ? Click on this button to find out what these archeologists are examining.

Camp Team: . . . . Fri, Oct 6, 10:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
*Team 1 – What are they uncovering, and how does their laboratory analysis change what was previously thought about this object ?

Camp Team: . . . . Fri, Oct 6, 10:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
**Team 2 – How does this discovery change they way people thought about the Great Journey – the first migrations into North America ?

Camp Team: . . . . Fri, Oct 6, 10:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
*Team 1 – What did the archaeologists find at the site that led them to establish the first estimated date of the objects age ? Why was their suggested date seen as controversial?

Camp Team: . . . . Fri, Oct 6, 10:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
**Team 2 - What method of dating this object did the laboratory use ? And how does that method of dating work? button

Camp Team: . . . . Fri, Oct 6, 10:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
***Both Teams – the name of this discovery is wrong biologically – what SHOULD it have been called? Why didn’t they know about this at first?

Camp Team: . . . . Fri, Oct 6, 10:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Challenge 2 – When archaeologists make a discovery, the objects themselves are not all they find. What they are finding also tells them about how ancient people lived, what they believed in, and the ceremonies they practiced as part of their life. There is a brief statement in this document button under Mourning Ceremony that describes something archaeologists found on a Channel Island. What did they find ? Where did they find it ? And what did it help them come to understand ?

Camp Team: . . . . Fri, Oct 6, 10:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Challenge 3. – WHERE archaeologists find artifacts is often as big a part of the story they tell as WHAT they find. We are going to send Team 1 and 2 to Catalina Island and then inland to Nevada to follow a seemingly strange trade route. Why did these goods move in this direction, and did NOT move to their closer neighbors to the north or south?

Camp Team: . . . . Fri, Oct 6, 10:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
*Team 1 – Tell us about the unusual objects found on Catalina at Little Harbor ( which is on the western Pacific side of the island), and how they are related to what has been found in Nevada – even up in Oregon – but have NOT been found in close neighboring tribes. button

Camp Team: . . . . Fri, Oct 6, 10:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
**Team 2 - What archaeologists have discovered at these different sites tells us what about their trade routes? You may want to read this short comment on Gabrielino language to help you understand the logical nature of this seemingly strange trade network button . What did these different Pacific Southwest villages have in common that allowed them to pass trade goods for great distances, but not to close by neighbors?

Camp Team: . . . . Fri, Oct 6, 10:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Challenge 4 – Both Teams – study the animated map at this button - does your computer allow you to see the red arrows and trails that it is believed First People followed during the Great Journey to populate the world ? We hope so.

Camp Team: . . . . Fri, Oct 6, 10:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
*Team 1 – Where does this map button show people in North America came from ? How does this compare to what the Camp program asks you to consider ? Now write a message to Team 2 and ask them to tell you what migration routes they think people followed to reach the Ancient Southwest.

Camp Team: . . . . Fri, Oct 6, 10:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
**Team 2 – read the resource at this location button - do you think this theory is possible ? What they think of this theory?

Camp Team: . . . . Fri, Oct 6, 10:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Challenge 5 – Meet our Archeologists. Your Camp Trail Guides will be adding their biographies and resources to the web site this year all year long. Here are a few to read about. After having read about their work, education, and findings, pick one to post a question to below. We will send those question on to them for you. Learn about where Park Ranger Kathy McKay works button …… Ranger Russell Bodnar who works at button …… Bill Hyder button ………. Dr. Mark Raab button …… and Dr. John Johnson button ………

roberta: . . . . Fri, Oct 6, 3:18PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi you'all ! Just thought I'd let every one know that we are alive and well down here in the Coachella Valley. My server was down since the beginning of school, but I got "logged-In" today ! So, wazz'up ? Please keep us posted. We're looking forward to catching up. Tally'Ho for now ! Robert, @ the "Ranch" (LBJ).