Becca Peixotto is an archaeologist who uses her love for science and history to help uncover stories of people in the past in hard to reach places.
She has crawled and climbed deep into a cave in South Africa to excavate fossils of a new-to-science ancient human relative, and hiked and waded far into a swamp in Virginia in the US to learn more about enslaved people who sought freedom there 250 years ago.
Join in to explore why looking in places that seem unlikely can help us learn more about our shared human history and how that history can help us in our present and future.
0:00-3:38 Introduction to Becca Peixotto!
3:38-11:30 What Is Archeology?
11:30-17:07 The Great Dismal Swamp (Virginia)
17:07-26:00 The Rising Star Cave
26:00-27:45 Becca’s Advice For Young Scientists
27:45-32:02 Kahoot Challenge!
32:02-43:03 Questions From Elementary Schoolers
43:03-44:56 Thanks From Becca Peixotto