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Ancient Ohio/Ancient Egypt August 30-October 16, 2005 Sussel Gallery and Burton D. Morgan Gallery Learn more about the exhibition Ancient Ohio/Ancient Egypt by viewing the following documents: Ancient Ohio The following link to the Ohio History Teachers web site contains a downloadable lesson plan titled “Who Built the Ohio Earthworks?” This lesson plan is adaptable to all levels and includes key vocabulary, academic social studies content standards for the state of Ohio, and worksheets pertaining to the mound builders. To download “Who Built the Ohio Earthworks?” please go to: http://www.ohiohistoryteachers.org/06/s.shtml and click on “Who Built the Ohio Earthworks?” Other Web Link Resources for Ancient Ohio: http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/ohc/index.shtml http://www.ohiohistoryteachers.org CLASSROOM TOURS Guided classroom tours can be arranged by calling 330-263-2290 or sending an email to Kitty Zurko at kzurko@wooster.edu. Class tours will include a hands-on project, the use of an Ohio Historical Society First Ohions “case history” trunk that is being rented for the duration of this exhibition, and a tour of the exhibition Ancient Ohio/Ancient Egypt. To find out more about the First Ohioans “case history,” go to: http://www.ohiohistoryteachers.org/02/01/fo.shtml A 15-page pre-visit packet for Ancient Ohio is available from the College of Wooster Art Museum. Titled “Peoples of the Past: Ohio’s Prehistoric Cultures,” the packet was compiled by the Education Services at the Ohio Historical Society. It is available free of charge to teachers. To order, email Joyce Fuell at jfuell@wooster.edu or call 330-263-2388. In addition to the education materials listed above, an education area has been developed in the Ancient Ohio gallery. A video loop of Earthworks: Ancient Newark, Ohio will play throughout the run of the exhibition. This digital exploration of the ancient Ohio Valley is presented courtesy of CERHAS (Center for the Electronic Reconstruction of Historical and Archaeological Sites) at the University of Cincinnati. Please note that The College of Wooster’s mummy coffin only will be on display in the Burton D. Morgan Gallery along with two falcon mummies, a group of Egyptian amulets, and a box of ushabtis. A video loop of the C.T. scan of the Wooster mummy will play in the Burton D. Morgan and can be turned off for visiting classes upon request.
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