(a) |
Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of oral accounts as sources of information about historical events. |
(b) |
Describe the role of archaeology in obtaining information about societies of the past. |
(c) |
Explain various technologies used in archaeology (e.g., shovels, brushes, carbon dating, GPS cartography, satellite imagery). |
(d) |
Present results obtained and techniques used in ongoing archaeological digs (e.g., Wanuskewin, Eagle Creek; Point-à Callières, Montréal; Pompéi, Italy; Dufferine Terrace, Québec City; Fort Temiscaming, Québec; Ahu o rongo, Easter Island). |
(e) |
Investigate the role of literature, visual arts, music, newspapers, photographs, and other artifacts in obtaining information about past societies. |
(f) |
Recognize the dynamic nature of historical knowledge by identifying examples of changes occurring in the interpretation of history as a result of new information uncovered or acknowledged. |
This book was nominated for two Saskatchewan Book Awards in 2005.