Archaeology/work on source qs

Question 1

Why is conservation important ? (2)

Answer 1

• protects and preserves artefacts so it does not decay
• benefits historians beacause it teaches them about the past and engages with history

Question 2

2/3 ways to see if a site is worth excavating (long)

Answer 2

• aerial photaghraphy=taking a photo from off the ground or elevated position such as from a helicopter or drone. Shapes can be more visible from above
• research archaeology= finding an old document, map or any record that says a building or structure once existed there.
• rescue archaeology= before getting planning permission to build you have to see if any evidence is there to be lost forever (ex m3 motorway )

Question 3

What can u find out from bones (2)

Answer 3

• skull= what their face looked like
  -teeth= get a rough age of the person

Question 4

3 methods of dating ?

Answer 4

• radiocarbon dating= when a living thing was alive they contained carbon-14, after death the living tissue drops at a steady rate, the older the tissue the less carbon-14 it contains
• DNA testing = use the persons dna to find out their ethnicity and origins,
• geophysical surveying = it is like an X-ray of the ground , it locates artefacts, ruined buildings and structures ex newgrange co.meath

Question 5

Propaganda?

Answer 5

Information that has been designed to influence the attitudes and the behaviours of the general public

Question 6

Bias ?

Answer 6

When an account is not balanced and unfairly favours one side

Question 7

Artefact

Answer 7

Any human made object ex: pottery, tool or weapon

Question 8

Archive?

Answer 8

A place that stores and catalogues a collection of written and other sources.

Question 9

Museum?

Answer 9

A place that collects and stores information for public education and appreciation.

Question 10

Archaeology ?

Answer 10

The study of remains left by people in the past.

Question 11

Primary source ?

Answer 11

A source from the time of question, a first hand account of what happened

Question 12

Secondary source ?

Answer 12

A source from a later date, not from the time of question

Question 13

Tool during an excavation (3)

Answer 13

• shovels
  -sieve
  -brush

Question 14

Steps in excavating a site (LONG)

Answer 14

• carry out a survey to deee if the site is worth excavating
• dig test trenches (sample hole to see if it’s worth it, in grids to record the exact position that it was found. )
• remove topsoil using a digger or pick axe
• dig carefully with shovels or trowels
• use brushes on the artefacts to remove dirt
• use sieves to make sure nothing is thrown away
• record the positions of everything and take photos
• catalogue the artefacts on a computer or site book
• put the artefacts in separate bags and sent to the laboratorys