Welcome to our In the Know topic for March, Women Archaeologists. You may wish to take a look at other grade spans and recommend articles to students that are below or above their grade’s reading level.
Grades K-1 look at several women archaeologists. A Spanish translation can be found here.
Grades 2-3 discover the work of Zelia Nuttall, an expert in Mexican archaeology. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.
Grades 4-5 investigate the work of Dr. Paulette Steeves, Indigenous archaeologist. A Spanish translation to the article may be found here.
For other resources for Women’s History Month, use our archive here.
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Photo Credit: (l)The History Collection/Alamy Stock Photo, (r)Nuttall, Zelia. “The Terracotta Heads of Teotihuacan.” The American Journal of Archaeology and of the History of the Fine Arts, vol 2, p179. April 1886.
