Archaeology Flashcards
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Rescue archaeology
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A site is excavated because a construction is planned to take place
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Research archaeology
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Some sites are chosen to be excavated because of evidence in a document, myth or legend.
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Geophysical survey
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A x-ray of the ground.
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Aerial photograph
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A photograph of the site from the sky, and could show things you cannot see from below.
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Archaeologist
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A person who digs up artefacts from the past.
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Artefact
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An object dug up from the past
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Post holes
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A dark patch of soil which could show the outline of a house
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Stratigraphy
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A method of dating artefacts. The lower down in the soil they are, the older they are.
