World's Oldest Mummies
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This 13 minute video describes how science supports archaeology. Dr Paul Willis follows a group of Australian volunteer archaeologists as they unravel the complex archaeology of the Atacama Desert in Chile and find mummies that were made thousands of years before the Egyptian civilisation started. How scientific ideas and methods can help us to learn about past cultures and people.
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NSW syllabus outcomes
(SC5-7WS) processes, analyses and evaluates data from first-hand investigations and secondary sources to develop evidence-based arguments and conclusions
Australian curriculum content descriptions
(ACSHE161) Advances in science and emerging sciences and technologies can significantly affect people’s lives, including generating new career opportunities
(ACSHE195) Advances in science and emerging sciences and technologies can significantly affect people’s lives, including generating new career opportunities
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- Resource type:
- MovingImage
- ScOT topics:
- Archaeology, Radiocarbon dating
- File type:
- text/html
- Language/s:
- en-AU
- Author:
- ABC - Catalyst
- Publisher:
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Date created:
- Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Resource ID: b06f69d1-a5ff-46e0-be09-69370657bd0f