Dig Magazine

The Archaeology Magazine For Kids Grade 8M.Wiener

About Dig Magazine

Started in 1980 Part of Cobblestone Publishing One of seven Cobblestone

educationally themed magazines Started by two teachers Utilizes puzzles, original articles,

reader submissions, and activity suggestions along with other types of informative materials

Internet Connection

Interactive website Quizzes IQ tests Fun facts Articles on a number of subjects in anthropology A state by state guide to archaeology sites and

information Jokes Question and answer blogging A creative art section for sending and viewing

art readers send in Subscriptions available

Question and answer

What is the difference between an archaeologist and an anthropologist?   Marta, Web post

Dr. dig responds: Technically, an anthropologist studies all aspects of humanity - physical (or biological), cultural, and archaeological. The archaeologist has a

narrower field, and studies the past by recovering and analyzing artifacts and evidence of material culture. There is a great deal of overlap between the two disciplines.

Awesome Art Page

Dig Glossary

Tab that has anthropology terms that show up in the magazine and that someone may not know off hand.. example:

Absolute Dating:(also known as chronometric dating). A dating method that attempts to determine an object's exact age (as opposed to its relative age) in calendar years (AD or BC/BCE) or in years before present (BP). This includes scientific methodologies such as dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating and potassium-argon dating. The dates provided by these methods are not 100% accurate, and each date has a margin of uncertainty.

Activities

Activities that correlate with articles in Dig:

Creativity: You can create a miniature dig in a shoebox. To make a small Native American hunting site, pack some 25-cent arrowheads, animal bones, and beads into a few inches of sand or soil. That provides enough material to provoke questions about how the people lived.