Learning Community 4 - Ancient Civ

Ancient Civilizations

Shaina Byrne

SByrne@arlington.k12.ma.us

M.Ed. Curriculum and Teaching, Secondary Social Studies Education, Boston University

The Massachusetts Council for Social Studies William Spratt Award for Excellence in Teaching Middle School Social Studies, 2023

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Open House Ancient Civilizations Intro Slides 2022

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Welcome to Ancient Civ Byrne

Archeology and Ancient History in the News

Archaeologists Unearth 5,000 Year-Old Tomb That's Challenging Beliefs About Ancient Society

Ancient Celtic tribe had women at its social center

The Modern Cat May Have Emerged From Ancient Egyptian Ritual Sacrifice

The oldest evidence for lead pollution comes from ancient Greece

Ancient DNA Reveals Phoenicians’ Surprising Ancestry

The Edwin Smith Papyrus Sheds Light on Ancient Egyptian Medicine

Bite Marks on Ancient Skeleton Reveal First Physical Evidence of Roman Gladiators Fighting Lions

How Archaeologists Discovered Europe's Oldest-Known Book, Revealing Never-Before-Seen Insights Into Ancient Religion and Philosophy

Carvings of Ancient Pharaohs Unearthed in Nile River

Fossils suggest that ‘Lucy’ species used stone tools

1.5 million-year-old footprints reveal our Homo erectus ancestors lived with a 2nd proto-human species

Archeological research suggests first cities of humanity were in Ukraine, not in Mesopotamia

Earliest Evidence of Wooden Construction Uncovered

Ancient hominins had humanlike hands, indicating earlier tool use, study reveals

A digital exam reels in engraved scenes of Stone Age net fishing

Archaeologists discover 12 skeletons at a buried tomb in Petra, Jordan

Cave discovery may explain why Neanderthals disappeared, scientists say | CNN

An archeological revolution transforms our image of human freedoms | Aeon Essays

How Nomads Shaped Centuries of Civilization

Early Women Were Hunters, Not Just Gatherers, Study Suggests

Ancient ‘megasites’ may reshape the history of the first cities

Khufu branch of Nile River once flowed close enough to Giza to carry the stones needed to build the pyramids

Famed Egyptologist Proclaims Discovery of Queen Nefertiti’s Mummy

The Real Warriors Behind 'The Woman King'

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