How are archaeologists uncovering the secrets of an Ancestral Maya boomtown?

Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home.

This resource links to KS4 and KS5 history and anthropology.

It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers

• This teaching resource introduces the work of Dr Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown and Matthew Longstaffe, Canadian archaeologists who are working with local Mayas in Belize to excavate an Ancestral Maya town.

• This resource also contains interviews with Meahgan and Matthew and offers an insight into careers in archaeology. If your students have questions for Meahgan and Matthew, they can send them through the Futurum Careers website.

• The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on Meahgan and Matthew’s research and challenges them to follow an interactive dig.

This resource was first published by Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).

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