{"id":975,"date":"2019-01-15T16:29:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T16:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/learn-resources\/?p=975"},"modified":"2025-04-09T11:38:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T10:38:44","slug":"archaeology-detectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/2019\/01\/15\/archaeology-detectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Archaeology Detectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Explore a site using genuine archaeological skills, both within the classroom and onsite.\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Archaeology Scotland created this set of resources with: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Archaeology-Detectives-Project-Guide-v1.pdf\">Archaeology Detectives Project Guide<\/a><\/strong>, plus activity plans and PowerPoints for 7 sessions. These can be freestanding, or they can be used together as part of a project:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Using Maps<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Archaeology-Detectives-activity-plan-A\u2013-using-maps-v1.pdf\">Archaeology Detectives activity plan A\u2013 <strong>using maps<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Archaeology-Detectives-Learning-Resource-A-Using-Maps-v1-1.pptx\">Archaeology Detectives PowerPoint A &#8211; Using Maps<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Using Aerial Photographs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Archaeology-Detectives-Activity-Plan-B-\u2013-using-aerial-photographs-v1.pdf\">Archaeology Detectives Activity Plan B \u2013 <strong>using aerial photographs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Archaeology-Detectives-Learning-Resource-B-Using-Aerial-Photographs-v1.pptx\">Archaeology Detectives <strong>PowerPoint B &#8211; Using Aerial Photographs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Using Historic Photographs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Archaeology-Detectives-Activity-Plan-C-\u2013-using-historic-photographs-v1.pdf\">Archaeology Detectives Activity Plan C \u2013 <strong>using historic photographs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Archaeology-Detectives-Learning-Resource-C-Using-Historic-Photographs-v1.pptx\">Archaeology Detectives <strong>PowerPoint C &#8211; Using Historic Photographs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Surveying your Site<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Archaeology-Detectives-Activity-Plan-D-\u2013-surveying-your-site-v1.pdf\">Archaeology Detectives Activity Plan D \u2013 <strong>surveying your site<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Archaeology-Detectives-Learning-Resource-D-Surveying-your-site-v1-1.pptx\">Archaeology Detectives <strong>PowerPoint D &#8211; Surveying your Site<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Photographing your Site<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Archaeology-Detectives-Activity-Plan-E-\u2013-photographing-your-site-v1.pdf\">Archaeology Detectives Activity Plan E \u2013 <strong>photographing your site<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Archaeology-Detectives-Learning-Resource-E-Photographing-your-site-v1-1.pptx\">Archaeology Detectives <strong>PowerPoint E &#8211; Photographing your Site<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sketching your Site<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Archaeology-Detectives-Activity-Plan-F-\u2013-sketching-your-site-v1.pdf\">Archaeology Detectives Activity Plan F \u2013 <strong>sketching your site<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Archaeology-Detectives-Learning-Resource-F-Sketching-your-site-v1.pptx\">Archaeology Detectives <strong>PowerPoint F &#8211; Sketching your Site<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Presenting your Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Archaeology-Detectives-Activity-Plan-G-\u2013-presenting-your-information-v1.pdf\">Archaeology Detectives Activity Plan G \u2013 <strong>presenting your information<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Archaeology-Detectives-Learning-Resource-G-Presenting-your-information-v1.pptx\">Archaeology Detectives<strong> PowerPoint G &#8211; Presenting your Information<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All the resources have been designed to support educators with no prior experience, and to require no specialist equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Completing an Archaeology Detectives project makes your group eligible for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/learning\/heritage-hero-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heritage Hero Award<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Posted by: Archaeology Scotland<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/logo-Arch-Scot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/logo-Arch-Scot.png 800w, https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/logo-Arch-Scot-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/logo-Arch-Scot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/logo-Arch-Scot-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Archaeology Scotland<\/p>\n<p>Scottish Charity no. SC001723\u00a0 Company no. 262056<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:education@archaeologyscotland.org.uk\">education@archaeologyscotland.org.uk<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\">www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore a site using genuine archaeological skills, both within the classroom and onsite.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2518,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[130,136,153,154,168,172,106,107,108,109,110,111,115,116,117,118,119,120,185,124,127,128],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activity","category-archaeology","category-cfe-sciences","category-cfe-social-studies","category-geography","category-interdisciplinary-learning","category-period-bronze-age","category-period-early-historic","category-period-enlightenment","category-period-industrial-victorian","category-period-iron-age","category-period-medieval","category-period-modern","category-period-renaissance","category-period-roman","category-period-stone-age","category-period-stuarts","category-period-union-rebellion","category-primary","category-type-of-resource","category-users-educators","category-users-learners"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=975"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2996,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/975\/revisions\/2996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeologyscotland.org.uk\/heritage-resources-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}