Archaeology Flashcards
1
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Primary sources
A
First hand sources
2
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Secondary sources
A
Created after an event
3
Q
Prehistory
A
The time before the development of writing
4
Q
Chronological order
A
Putting events in the order
5
Q
Artefact
A
Objects made by people
6
Q
Bias
A
One sided
7
Q
Propaganda
A
Selective use of information
8
Q
Archaeologist
A
Some who studies the past with artefacts that have been left behind for years
9
Q
How to pick a site
A
-obious places eg. Church or castle
-clues in maps documents and photos
-clues from myths and legends
10
Q
Carbon 14 dating
A
Anything that lived once contains carbon. After death the carbon slowly leaks away
11
Q
Stratigraphy
A
Taking note of the layers of soil to calculate the age of something
12
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Dendrochronolgy
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Tree ring dating each ring represents a year of the tree’s growth
