The Living Archaeology Weekend event in 2008 was guided by two primary education goals. Visitors to Living Archaeology Weekend will gain a greater appreciation and understanding for each of the following:
- Native peoples who lived in the Red River Gorge had needs similar to ours: food, clothing, and shelter, as well as families, government, trade, art, and beliefs. They accomplished great things!
- We all have a responsibility to preserve the places in the Red River Gorge where these past people left behind the traces of their ways of life.
The following educational
materials were developed by the Living Archaeology Weekend Steering
Committee, with the support of a Public Outreach Grant from the Southeast
Archaeological Conference and other sponsors. The
educational materials may be downloaded and
reproduced
for
educational purposes. All educational materials are copyrighted by the
Living
Archaeology Weekend Steering Committee (2008).
Living in the Red River Gorge: An Archaeological Story
a detailed culture history of the Red River Gorge from 11,500 years ago to present, based on archaeological, historical, and other evidence
pdf format (896 KB)
Image: demeter.museum.state.il.us
Rockshelters in the Red River Gorge
a four-page handout on how the famous rockshelters of the Red River Gorge were used by American Indians, European Americans, and African Americans from 11,500 years ago to present
pdf format (552 KB)
Red River Gorge: A World Hearth of Plant Domestication (handout)
a two-page handout outlining the origins of plant domestication in the Eastern Woodlands of North America and describing some of the native plant domesticates in this hearth, focusing on sunflowers
pdf format (504 KB)
Red River Gorge: A World Hearth of Plant Domestication (poster)
a poster summarizing and illustrating the native plant domesticates from the Eastern Woodlands of North America, which may be printed in reduced sizes on conventional printers or in enlarged sizes on plotter printers
jpg format (3.1 MB)
Sunflower Recipes
a one-page handout with five sunflower recipes: American Indian sunflower seed cakes, Indian bread, soft bread, sunflower seed coffee, and sunflower seed soup
pdf format (540 KB)
Living Archaeology Weekend Glossaries
a five-page handout with terms and definitions for tools/weaponry, ceramics, baskets and textiles, blow guns, and general vocabulary to help visitors understand the demonstrations at Living Archaeology Weekend
pdf format (112 KB)
Image: www.as.uky.edu/Anthropology/museum.html
Living Archaeology Weekend Scavenger Hunt
an eight-question scavenger hunt - based on demonstrations at the 2008 LAW event - for students to complete during Living Archaeology Weekend
pdf format (116 KB)
Lesson 1: Loving the Red River Gorge to Death
a lesson plan for science, social studies, and language arts that allows groups of students to use a role play to (1) debate the viewpoint of four different interest groups regarding how to best manage the land, and the archaeological sites, at the Red River Gorge, and (2) formulate their own decisions about the proper course of action
pdf format (132 KB)
Additional educational
materials about Kentucky archaeology and American Indians
are available from the Kentucky Archaeological Survey
web page last updated 6 January 2009
are available from the Kentucky Archaeological Survey
web page last updated 6 January 2009