NPS Archeology: Engaging the Public through Education and Recreation

Part of: Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "NPS Archeology: Engaging the Public through Education and Recreation," at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Archeologists in and working with the National Park Service conduct programs with a range of ages to meet its mission of education and resource stewardship while providing recreational opportunities. Participants will discuss educational programs in which NPS archeological resources provide opportunities to teach about the past and its value to the present.

Other Keywords
Education/Pedagogy • Historical Archaeology • Public Education • Historic • arctic • Ancestral Pueblo • Outreach • Heritage Education • cultural diversity • Archaeometry & Materials Analysis: Ceramic Petrography

Geographic Keywords
North America (Continent) • United States of America (Country) • USA (Country) • New Mexico (State / Territory) • Oklahoma (State / Territory) • Arizona (State / Territory) • Texas (State / Territory) • Sonora (State / Territory) • Chihuahua (State / Territory) • Colorado (State / Territory)

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  • Archeology as a Teaching Tool (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Caroline Gardiner.

    This is an abstract from the "NPS Archeology: Engaging the Public through Education and Recreation" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This project, conducted between summer and fall of 2018, was part of a larger NPS initiative to use archaeology as an educational tool. The project’s main objective was to use this interdisciplinary field to teach concepts stemming from various academic subjects, ranging from history to chemistry. To achieve this goal,...

  • Artifacts and Lesson Plans: Using 3D Technologies to Teach Archeology (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Meg Winnick.

    This is an abstract from the "NPS Archeology: Engaging the Public through Education and Recreation" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Archeology education initiatives can benefit from 3D technologies to develop further engagement between archeological artifacts and the public. In the summer of 2018, the National Park Service in collaboration with the National Council of Preservation Education crafted a project to help NPS write guidelines for parks...

  • Back to School: A Review of the Southeast Archeological Center’s Focused Efforts in the Fields of Outreach, Education, Engagement and Relevancy (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Thadra Stanton.

    This is an abstract from the "NPS Archeology: Engaging the Public through Education and Recreation" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. On-going efforts to increase outreach, education, engagement and relevancy for the Southeast Archeological Center (SEAC) over the past 8 years have resulted in the increased visibility of SEAC, the National Park Service, and archeology. SEAC has worked with educators through the Teacher-Ranger-Teacher program to...

  • A Backcountry Learning Laboratory: Archeology and Internships at Petrified Forest National Park (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Katrina Erickson. William Reitze.

    This is an abstract from the "NPS Archeology: Engaging the Public through Education and Recreation" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Beginning in 2012 Petrified Forest National Park developed an archeological internship program designed to bring young professionals into the park for training, education, and outreach with the public. Since then the park has had 31 student interns. The internship program involves students working directly with...

  • Culture, Community, and Collaboration: Lessons from the Nome Archaeology Camp (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Jillian Richie.

    This is an abstract from the "NPS Archeology: Engaging the Public through Education and Recreation" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Since 2015, the Nome Archaeology Camp has hosted over 40 Alaskan high school students in four, week-long explorations of Northwest Alaska's rich cultural heritage. A partnership between federal agencies, regional tribal consortiums, non-profit organizations, and local experts, the annual summer camp engages students in...

  • Linking Southwest Heritage through Archaeology: Engaging Diverse High School Students and Their Communities (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Sara Chavarria. Stanley Bond. Barbara Mills. Rebecca Renteria.

    This is an abstract from the "NPS Archeology: Engaging the Public through Education and Recreation" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Through programs like Linking Southwest Heritage through Archaeology (LSHTA), the National Park Service (NPS) reaches out to diverse neighbor communities and highlights their cultural heritage. LSHTA introduces local high school students and educators to NPS units, other heritage sites, and archaeology-related labs on...

  • Using STEM to Educate the Public about Cultural Diversity in the San Antonio Missions (2019)
    DOCUMENT Citation Only Jorge Hernandez. Susan Snow.

    This is an abstract from the "NPS Archeology: Engaging the Public through Education and Recreation" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Twice a year Western National Parks Association has a Mexican Art Exhibit featuring pottery from Mata Ortiz at the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Visitor Center. The pottery from Mata Ortiz follows the centuries-old ceramic tradition of Casas Grandes culture of the Chihuahuan desert. Park interpretive...