TARDIS
Teaching Archaeological Research Design in Simulation

 

Does your class want to dig up the past, not just for the day but the whole term? Everick Foundation is proud to introduce the TARDIS – Teaching Archaeological Research Design in Simulation.

The TARDIS is a mock-excavation on your campus, a permanent feature that can be annually re-used and re-purposed to suite multiple Year levels. We work with your school to create your very own excavation, filled with several archaeological layers containing artefacts.

 

Overview

The TARDIS experience allows your students to truly understand the totality of the archaeological process. 

With instruction from our team of professional archaeologists, we cover a range of archaeological activities and provide participants an ‘Archaeology Skills Passport’, which can be used to assess student proficiency of various skills throughout the term.

Learning Outcomes 

  • Research design

  • Excavation

  • Sieving

  • Site and artefact recording

  • Post excavation analysis

Teachers

TARDIS is designed to complement the National and State curriculum in history and science for multiple year levels.

Teaching documents are included.

The time periods for the archaeological layers can span across antiquity and could include:

  • Aboriginal Australia (~60,000 years ago)

  • Middle Eastern Neolithic

  • Ancient Egypt

  • Ancient Rome

  • Historic Australia

All artefacts are included in the layers (e.g. charcoal, bone, stone tools, buttons, ceramics, glass, clay figurines, amulets)

Participants

Primary school students

Secondary school students

Cost

POA - TARDIS is designed corresponding to your budget 

Location 

Your school campus

Dates

Flexible within school terms

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FAQs

  • The time periods for the archaeological layers can span across antiquity. They could include:

    • Aboriginal Australia (~60,000 years ago)

    • Middle Eastern Neolithic

    • Ancient Egypt

    • Ancient Rome

    • Historic Australia

    • Instruction by real archaeologists

    • A fun, practical experience for students

    • Our own ‘Archaeology Skills Passport’, modelled off the Australian Archaeological Association’s version, can be used to assess student proficiency of various skills throughout the term

  • No previous experience is necessary. In fact, we’re expecting you to be new to archaeology

Terms

  • Everick Foundation monitors the status of COVID-19 and the rules around travel/interstate travel and events. In the unfortunate event that restrictions are implemented the event will be rescheduled.

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