Free Printable Elementary Archaeology Activities

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Archaeology Word Search

Archaeology word search for Grades 4–6. Find 15 hidden words including artifacts, pottery, and stonetools in a circular grid.

Archaeology Word Search

Archaeology word search for Grades 3–5. Find 15 hidden words about digging, artifacts, and excavation, including bone, ruins, pottery, and museum.

Cactus Hill Archaeology

Printable 5th grade social studies worksheet on Cactus Hill, an important archaeological site in Virginia. Students answer questions about archaeology, artifacts, and indigenous peoples.

Archaeology Reflection

Printable archaeology reflection worksheet for Grades 4–5 with two open-response prompts about what students learned and the importance of archaeology.

Archeological Challenges

Printable reflection worksheet for Grades 4–5 asking students to describe challenges from an in-class archaeology dig simulation and suggest tool improvements.

Archaeologist Tool Brainstorming

Printable elementary worksheet for Grades 2–3: students brainstorm and design a tool that would help archaeologists in their work.

LEGO Artifact Planner

Printable archaeology worksheet for Grades 4–5 where students design a LEGO artifact, describe its discovery context, and think like archaeologists.

Las Líneas de Nazca Word Search

Spanish-language word search about the Nazca Lines of Peru. Find 24 hidden words including geoglyphs, zoomorphic figures, and archaeological sites for elementary and middle school.

Amazing Archaeological Sites Word Search

Archaeological sites word search for Grades 4–6. Find 15 hidden words including Machu Picchu, Stonehenge, Petra, and Angkor Wat from around the world.

Louisiana Archaeology Crossword Puzzle

Louisiana archaeology crossword puzzle for students. Practice terms like excavate, artifact, pottery, and spear point related to archaeological methods and tools.

Archaeology and Regional History Crossword

Archaeology and regional crossword puzzle featuring archaeological methods, Great Plains states, and Native American cultural topics like repatriation and ancestral items.