Abstract
This paper aims to present an educational experience with children and young people in Southern Chile.They learned about heritage using the scientific method as a vehicle of knowledge and appreciation.Our work is based on researches on paleontological and archaeological findings in Pilauco and Monte Verde. We have oriented both experiences to the so-called Social Palaeontology, understood as integrated to the archaeology of early settlers and based on concepts of heritage and identity.
Translated title of the contribution | Social Paleontology: An educational approach to science, heritage and identity |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 231-245 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Calidad en la Educación |
Volume | 34 |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2011 |
Keywords
- palaeontology
- archaeology
- Education
- heritage
- identity