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“Triad of Felines” Monoliths Uncovered in Mexico
Recent excavations South of Mexico City in Chalcatzingo (a region known to have been connected with the Olmec culture) has uncovered a monolith, dating to approximately 700 BCE, depicting three feline...
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Mayan Tomb Holds Royal Burial
Archaeologists working at Uxul have uncovered a Royal Burial. The tomb contains the remains of a man in his early to mid-twenties and several artifacts indicative of a prestigious burial. The young...
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Six Sites for Primary Source Materials
It is officially August and most educators are beginning to feel the pressure that is the beginning of school. As we start to look at rosters and enrollment, we start to pull out and revamp old lesson...
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Eye Level: The Civil War and American Art: “The Alphabet is An Abolitionist”
Not long after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on the first day of 1863, artist Eastman Johnson composed the small painting shown here. EntitledThe Lord Is My Shepherd, it portrays...
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Smarthistory: Khan Academy for Social Studies
Great Mosque at Damascus by G. Lewis, courtesy of Smarthistory & Flickr Khan Academy is popular in math for its brief lectures and interactive modules. However, you can also use it in the Social...
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The Best Museums on Flickr
A photographer friend of mine, Christian Santiago, recently redirected me to Flickr. I remember the Flickr of a few years ago, largely used as a repository for vacation photos. Wow has Flickr grown up!...
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Free Technology for Teachers: Explore the World with the Google Cultural...
This is reblogged from my post on Free Technology for Teachers I am a big fan of the Google Cultural Institute; it’s an amazing repository of Artistic Masterpieces, Wonders of the Natural World,...
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