Archaeology Sites

Brought to you by the EMuseum of Minnesota State University, Mankato

The Aucilla River Prehistory Project: When The First Floridians Met The Last Mastodons- A virtual exhibit brought to you by the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Fossil Horses in Cyberspace- Learn about paleontology and evolution by exploring the rich fossil record of horses.

A Virtual Tour of the National Museum of Natural History: Smithsonian Institution- Exhibits on early man, dinosaurs, fossils and more.

An Extraordinary Archaeological Find: A Decorated Paleolithic Cave in the Ardèche Region of France - Pictures and information on an exciting archaeological find.

Stone Pages- The most comprehensive online guide to European megaliths and other archaeological sites. Includes links to sites in France, Italy, Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland. Features capabilities for student interaction with archaeologists.

SCROLLS FROM THE DEAD SEA:The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship- An Exhibit at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Walking Tour of an Ancient Roman Villa This virtual tour enables students to see the Villa from all sides and enter the inside rooms.You can see nearly all the places on the screen which you would see on a real tour. There is a short explanation for every picture and a small birds-eye plan shows you where you are.

The Natural History Museum of London Look for QUEST, an interactive exhibit which allows students to be museum scientists. Using the virtual tools provided, students discover information about fossils and other natural history items. Also check out "Recreating dinosaurs", an exhibit examining if the methods used in Jurassic Park to create dinosaurs from DNA are scientifically possible. This exhibit features a discussion group which students can join.

Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley This virtual museum tour has been created by Paleontogists to show the diversity that has existed through time on this planet and to highlight some of the research Paleontologists are conducting at the Museum of Paleontology.

Virtual Egyptian Theban Tomb Mapping Project Tour major monuments of Thebes, the tombs of Egypt's New Kingdom pharaohs, and discover what Egyptologists do. Portions of the tour require Quick Time Virtual Reality (QTVR) capabilities which can be downloaded for any platform.

Virtual Stonehenge This site allows you to tour Stonehenge in 3-D. Explore on your own or take a guided tour through time to see the past, present and future of this historic landmark. Access to necessary software (Superscape Viscape) is provided.

Virtual Egypt Tour Explore the wonders of Egypt in 3-D. A VRML plug-in is needed to view the Virtual Reality files at this site.

Your Name In Hieroglyphics Program allows you to type in words and see them in Egyptian hieroglyphics.

The Mummy Tombs Teaches you about mummies and different kinds of mummification methods. Pictures too!