Educator’s Handbook for Teaching about the Ancient World

Edited by Pınar Durgun

Book cover: Educator’s Handbook for Teaching about the Ancient World

Extent: 244 pages

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing

Subjects: Ancient Egypt, Mediterranean Archaeology, World Archaeology

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(November 2020)

ISBN: 9781789697605

6.1 x 9.25 inches

Price: $42.00

In stock

With the right methods, studying the ancient world can be as engaging as it is informative. The teaching activities in this book are designed in a cookbook format so that educators can replicate these teaching “recipes” (including materials, budget, preparation time, study level) in classes of ancient art, archaeology, social studies


With the right methods, studying the ancient world can be as engaging as it is informative. Many K-12 teachers, university instructors, and museum educators use hands-on, project-based, and experiential activities in their classes to increase student engagement and learning. This book aims to bring together such pedagogical methods and teaching activities about the ancient world for any educator to use. The teaching activities in this book are designed in a cookbook format so that educators can replicate these teaching “recipes” (which include materials, budget, preparation time, levels of students) in their ancient art, archaeology, social studies, and history classes. They can be implemented online or in-person, in schools, universities, libraries, museums, or at home. Find out more about the book and the contributors at: https://pinardurgunpd.wixsite.com/teachancient

"Editor's Note and Acknowledgements ; SECTION 1: Pedagogical EssaysPinar DurgunJen ThumHannah M. HerrickAlena BuisRobyn PriceCaroline Arbuckle MacLeodNicholas C. Laluk and Mark R. AgostiniSECTION 2: Teaching ActivitiesFood and AgricultureChristopher W. JonesJennifer BatesArt, Crafts, Materials, and MakersErhan Tamur and Pinar DurgunJen ThumAnastasia Amrhein and Elizabeth KnottMaggie Beeler, Sarah Barack, Beth Edelstein, and Chelsea A.M. GardnerAlena BuisArchitectureSandra Heinsch, Walter Kuntner, and Wilfrid Allinger-Csollich Heinsch Carl WalshCynthia Shafer-ElliottLanguage, Writing, and TextsSara Mohr and Willis MonroeKlaus WagensonnerKathryn McConaughy MedillChristian CaseyNathalie RoyVictoria PichuginaReligion, Myth, Medicine, and MagicLeticia Rovira and Cecilia MollaChelsea A.M. Gardner and Maggie BeelerHelen DixonNicholas CrossGender and IdentityTine RassalleAnastasia AmrheinElizabeth Knott, Agnete W. Lassen, and Klaus WagensonnerGames, Warfare, and PoliticsShane M. ThompsonStephanie SeloverGabriel Moss and Peter RaleighShane M. Thompson and Carl WalshDeath and BurialPinar DurgunCaroline Arbuckle MacLeodAnna AccettolaArchaeological and Digital MethodologiesShannon MartinoSarah Ward and Ying Ying YANSarah Ward and Peter HoltNadia Ben-Marzouk Nadia Ben-Marzouk and Danielle CandeloraAPPENDIX: Handouts, Translations, Examples, and Extra Materials for Printing SECTION 1: Pedagogical EssaysPınar DurgunJen ThumHannah M. HerrickAlena BuisRobyn PriceCaroline Arbuckle MacLeodNicholas C. Laluk and Mark R. Agostini SECTION 2: Teaching ActivitiesFood and AgricultureChristopher W. JonesJennifer BatesArt, Crafts, Materials, and MakersErhan Tamur and Pınar DurgunJen ThumAnastasia Amrhein and Elizabeth KnottMaggie Beeler, Sarah Barack, Beth Edelstein, and Chelsea A.M. GardnerAlena BuisArchitectureSandra Heinsch, Walter Kuntner, and Wilfrid Allinger-Csollich Heinsch Carl WalshCynthia Shafer-ElliottLanguage, Writing, and TextsSara Mohr and Willis MonroeKlaus WagensonnerKathryn McConaughy MedillChristian CaseyNathalie RoyVictoria PichuginaReligion, Myth, Medicine, and MagicLeticia Rovira and Cecilia MollaChelsea A.M. Gardner and Maggie BeelerHelen DixonNicholas CrossGender and IdentityTine RassalleAnastasia AmrheinElizabeth Knott, Agnete W. Lassen, and Klaus WagensonnerGames, Warfare, and PoliticsShane M. ThompsonStephanie SeloverGabriel Moss and Peter RaleighShane M. Thompson and Carl WalshDeath and BurialPınar DurgunCaroline Arbuckle MacLeodAnna AccettolaArchaeological and Digital MethodologiesShannon MartinoSarah Ward and Ying Ying YANSarah Ward and Peter HoltNadia Ben-Marzouk Nadia Ben-Marzouk and Danielle Candelora APPENDIX: Handouts, Translations, Examples, and Extra Materials for Printing

  • Edited by Pınar Durgun

An Educator’s Handbook for Teaching about the Ancient World is an exciting gift to ancient history teachers of all age groups (primary through post-secondary) looking for new ideas for hands-on, curiosity-sparking lessons. – Erika M. Jeck (2021): Rhea Classical Review

— Erika M. Jeck