Chapter 2 Archaeology Flashcards
Archaeologist.
The person who discovers and studies the objects from the past.
Archaeology.
Study of what has been left behind by people from the past.
Artefact.
Objects made by humans.
Bog body.
Fella buried in a bog
Mummy.
A dead guy in a wrap
Excavate
Archaeologists digging for body remains
Survey.
To scan a strip of land.
Test trench.
A hole dug at a site to test ground
Aerial photograph.
A picture taken of a site in the sky
Dig.
The dig is when the historians begin to dig the soil
Hand pick.
A tool used during a dig
Trowel.
Another tool used during the dig
Brush.
A hand held tool for a dig
Sieve.
A bowl with holes in the bottom of it
Hoard.
A buriel site full of valuable possesions
Post hole.
The hole dug after the dig
Stratigraphy.
The strategy of the dig
Carbon dating.
It is when an archaeologist checks a deceased object for their rate of carbon 14
Dendrochronology.
It is when a peice of wood can be dated
DNA testing.
It is when a skeleton is checked for its origional DNA
