Kate in Arabia
03-06-2008, 12:12 PM
They are mentioned in this month's issue of Archaeology Magazine...
There are two sites. There is this one:
http://okapi.dreamhosters.com/remixing/mainpage.html
which has videos, pics and lots of other things on the excavations going on there. They also have some small lesson plans which look really interesting, leading kids to look at or interpret archaeological findings.
They have also put together a "island" in Second Life. Don't know if you are familiar with that (I wasn't), but it is like a virtual reality program where you create an "alternate self" and can design homes, etc. etc. Anyway, if you manage to get through all the registration stuff, and download the program, you can visit this "virtual Catal Huyuk" where they have a museum, a theater, an excavation site, etc. that you can look around.
The "virtual Catal Huyuk" looked neat, but kind of made me sea-sick, lol. I thought the first site was excellent.
Kate
There are two sites. There is this one:
http://okapi.dreamhosters.com/remixing/mainpage.html
which has videos, pics and lots of other things on the excavations going on there. They also have some small lesson plans which look really interesting, leading kids to look at or interpret archaeological findings.
They have also put together a "island" in Second Life. Don't know if you are familiar with that (I wasn't), but it is like a virtual reality program where you create an "alternate self" and can design homes, etc. etc. Anyway, if you manage to get through all the registration stuff, and download the program, you can visit this "virtual Catal Huyuk" where they have a museum, a theater, an excavation site, etc. that you can look around.
The "virtual Catal Huyuk" looked neat, but kind of made me sea-sick, lol. I thought the first site was excellent.
Kate