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==**Changing Methods and Contributions of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Archaeologists to our Understanding of Pompeii and Herculaneum **==


 * The following tasks are designed so that they can also be used as your revision study notes. **

Activity One - Collaborative Research Task - Due Monday 6th February
**You may research this assessment task as a group to share and collate your findings** **Your papers, however, must be handed in individually.** Assess the contributions of key 19th & 20th century archaeologists to the excavation and understanding of Pompeii and Herculaneum. (Include 2 archaeologists from the 19th Century and 4 from the 20th Century. Also include any criticism they may have received) (1000 words - may be in point form) H1.1 describe and assess the significance of key people, groups, events, institutions, societies and sites within their historical context H3.1 locate, select and organise relevant information from a variety of sources H3.3 analyse and evaluate sources for their usefulness and reliability H3.4 explain and evaluate differing perspectives and interpretations of the past H3.6 plan and present the findings of historical investigations, analysing and synthesising information from a range of sources H4.1 use historical terms and concepts appropriately H4.2 communicate a knowledge and understanding of historical features and issues using appropriate oral and written forms • comprehend and analyse a range of archaeological and written sources relevant to the core study of the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum • describe and assess different methods used by archaeologists, historians and other specialists to investigate the sites over time • evaluate different representations of Pompeii and Herculaneum over time • communicate effectively in oral and written forms to describe and analyse features and issues of the study
 * __[[image:fiorelli blue.PNG width="334" height="451" align="right" caption="Giuseppe Fiorelli "]]Task __**
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**Electronic Submission**
**You can submit this in two ways:** __ **Resources** __
 * **by emailing to my email *****@det.nsw.edu.au (*I will give you the full address in class)**
 * **or by copying and pasting your file to my 'Drop Box' in the Teachers' Drive (T: Drive) on the school network **

1. Your class notes

Cameron, Kate and Lawless, Jennifer, //The Secrets of Vesuvius. Unlocking the sources from Pompeii and Herculaneum//, 2005

Brennan, Brian and Lazer, Estelle, //Pompeii and Herculaneum: Interpreting the Evidence//, 2005



Click on the link below for an excellent Wiki resource created by another school 19th & 20th Cent Archaeologists See pages 5-8 See Pages 2-5