Cremation burial (Burial 1, left) and inhumation burial (Burial 2) from the Lefkandi Heroon; POPHAM, M., CALLIGAS, P.G. & L. H. SACKETT (ed.) 1993. Lefkandi II. The Protogeometric building at Toumba. Part II The excavation, architecture and finds.
Expanding the Ancient World Workshop
Talia Sankari
ISAW PhD Student
This workshop will take place online; a Zoom link will be provided via email to registered participants.
Registration is required at THIS LINK.
Expanding the Ancient World is a series of professional development workshops and online resources for teachers. Keyed to the NYC Department of Education Social Studies Scope and Sequence, this program is designed to offer K-12 educators opportunities to develop their knowledge of the ancient world and to provide classroom-ready strategies for teaching the past with reliable sources. Featuring inquiry-based workshops, flexible lesson plans, and up-to-date research, Expanding the Ancient World aims to equip teachers with information and skills that they can share with their students. CTLE credits will be offered to New York State teachers.
This workshop will provide educators with an understanding of what bones can tell us about the past. Participants will learn how parts of who we are get left behind on our skeletons – and how to read them! With actionable examples, you will learn how bioarchaeologists estimate sex, look for evidence of malnutrition, and identify medical interventions like surgery.
Workshop content will cover an introduction to bioarchaeology followed by a discussion of methods used to study skeletons, including archaeological science approaches like ancient DNA extraction and isotope analysis. We will discuss how bioarchaeologists build biological profiles by estimating sex, age, height, and other key pieces of information. We will then go over the study of disease and traumatic injury in bone with fascinating examples from across the ancient world. An overview of funerary archaeology will also be covered, emphasizing the importance of viewing a burial through the lens of the funeral. Educators will come away with an understanding of how bones are studied, what to look for when viewing human remains, and how to incorporate bioarchaeology into the classroom – and make it exciting!
Note: This presentation will contain discussions of violence and images of human remains.
Workshop led by Talia Sankari (ISAW PhD Student).
Participants will receive 1.5 CTLE hours.
If you have any questions regarding the Expanding the Ancient World program please email ETAW@nyu.edu.
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