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Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
William Francis Galvin


Teacher & Student Resources

Archaeology Websites

Websites for Teachers

Archaeological Books for Teachers

  • The First Peoples of the Northeast, 1996. Esther K. Braun and David P. Braun, Moccasin Hill Press, Bedford, MA.
  • Native American Sourcebook: A Teacher's Resource on New England Native Peoples. Barbara Robinson. Concord Museum, Concord, MA.

Archaeological Websites for Students

Careers in Archaeology

Museums with Archaeology Exhibits

Andover

Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology
1175 Main Street, on the campus of Phillips Academy, Andover

978-749-4490
www.andover.edu/learning/peabody

Boston

The Children's Museum
300 Congress Street, Boston

617-426-6500
www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org

Commonwealth Museum
220 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston

617-727-9268
www.commonwealthmuseum.org

Bourne

Aptucxet Trading Post Museum
24 Aptucxet Road, Bourne

508-759-8167
bournehistoricalsociety.org/museumsataptucxet/

Brewster

Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
869 Route 6A, Brewster

508-896-3867
www.ccmnh.org

Concord

Concord Museum
200 Lexington Street, Concord

978-369-9763
www.concordmuseum.org

Haverhill

Buttonwoods Museum
240 Water Street, Haverhill

978-374-4626
www.haverhillhistory.org

Mashpee

Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum
Route 130, Mashpee

508-477-1536
www.mashpeewampanoagtribe.com/museum.html

Medford

Royall House and Slave Quarters
15 George Street, Medford

781-396-9032
www.royallhouse.org

Middleborough

Robbins Museum of Archaeology
17 Jackson Street, Middleborough

508-947-9005
www.massarchaeology.org/robbins-museum

Plymouth

Pilgrim Hall Museum
75 Court Street, Plymouth

508-746-1620
www.pilgrimhall.org

Plimoth Plantation
Located off Route 3 South, exit 4 (137 Warren Avenue), Plymouth

508-746-1622
www.plimoth.org

Saugus

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
244 Central Street, Saugus

781-233-0050
www.nps.gov/sair