An Interactive Computer Laboratory for Archaeology Students

该项目要求设备提供基于计算机的 考古学本科生的实验室经验。 考古学，就其本质而言，是一种经验， 领域然而，伦理和法律的考虑使它很难教 考古学使用实际的考古材料。这种担忧 在北方亚利桑那大学尤为重要， 有大量的美国原住民学生，该集团最 直接受到这个国家考古研究的影响。 PI正在开发交互式计算机 在麦金塔电脑上的Hypercard程序来教授考古学， 视觉图像学生分析考古材料（为 例如，锅，动物骨头）在屏幕上，并解释他们的 结果在这样做的过程中，学生们学习如何考古数据是 在解决问题的背景下收集、分析和应用。

This project requests equipment to provide computer-based laboratory experiences for undergraduate archaeology students. Archaeology, by its very nature, is an experiential, hands on field. Yet ethical and legal concerns make it difficult to teach archaeology using actual archaeological materials. Such concerns are particularly important at Northern Arizona University, which has large numbers of Native American students, the group most directly affected by archaeological research in this country. The PI is in the process of developing interactive computer programs in Hypercard on the Macintosh to teach archaeology using visual images. The students analyze archaeological materials (for example, pots, animal bones) on the screen, and interpret their results. In doing so, students learn how archaeological data are collected, analyzed, and applied within a problem-solving context.