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Archaeology in the Community recommends these books as a way for all ages to explore archaeology.

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elementary school (lower)

elementary school (upper)

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what archaeologists do

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Archaeologists Dig for Clues
Kate Duke
Ages 4-8
early readers, elementary school (lower), what archaeologists do
Archaeologists in Action
Megan Kopp
Ages 8-12
elementary school (upper), middle school, what archaeologists do
Archaeologists on a Dig
Sue Fliess and Mia Powell
Ages 4-8
early readers, elementary school (lower), what archaeologists do
Archaeology for Kids: Uncovering the Mysteries of Our Past
Richard Panchyk
Ages 9+
elementary school (upper), great discoveries, high school, middle school, what archaeologists do
Archaeology for Young Explorers: Uncovering History at Colonial Williamsburg
Patricia Samford, David L. Ribblett, Suzanne Coffman, and Donna Sheppard
Ages 9-13
elementary school (upper), middle school, what archaeologists do
Archaeology: Cool Women Who Dig
Anita Yasuda and Lena Chandhok
Ages 9-12
elementary school (upper), middle school, what archaeologists do
Bertha Parker: The First Woman Indigenous American Archaeologist
Mari Bolte
Ages 7-9
elementary school (lower), elementary school (upper), what archaeologists do
Can You Dig It? Archaeology Lost and Found in the Sands of Time
Amanda Baker
Ages 8-12
elementary school (upper), middle school, what archaeologists do
Dig It!: Archaeology for Kids
Caitlin Sockin
Ages 10-16
elementary school (upper), high school, middle school, what archaeologists do
Digging Deep: How Science Unearths Puzzles from the Past
Laura Scandiffio
Ages 10-15
elementary school (upper), high school, middle school, mummies, shipwrecks, what archaeologists do
Indya the Archaeologist: Old Sacramento
Alexandra Jones
Ages 6-8
elementary school (lower), what archaeologists do
Little Archaeologist
Dan Taylor
Ages 3 and under
early readers, what archaeologists do
Maybe You’ll be an Archaeologist
Amy E Reid and J Rene Perez
Ages 3-12
early readers, elementary school (lower), elementary school (upper), middle school, what archaeologists do
The Practical Archaeologist: How We Know What We Know About the Past
Jane McIntosh
Ages 15+
high school, what archaeologists do
Sharuko: El arqueólogo peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello
Monica Brown and Elisa Chavarri
Ages 6-11
elementary school (lower), elementary school (upper), middle school, what archaeologists do
Stones, Bones, and Petroglyphs: Digging into Southwest Archaeology
Susan E. Goodman and Michael J. Doolittle
Ages 8-10
elementary school (lower), elementary school (upper), what archaeologists do
What is an Archaeologist? National Geographic Kids
Libby Romero
Ages 8-12
elementary school (upper), middle school, what archaeologists do
What’s for Supper? Native American Foods in Ouachita Mountains [PDF]
Quachita Chapter, Arkansas Archeological Society
Ages 7-9
elementary school (lower), elementary school (upper), what archaeologists do
The Young Oxford Book of Archaeology
Norah Moloney
Ages 12-15
great discoveries, high school, middle school, what archaeologists do