destruction and preservation of evidence

Question 1

How are they preserved/destructed?

Answer 1

By human actions and nature

Question 2

Natural examples?

Answer 2

destruction:

• decay
• weather (wind/rain/humidity) exposure
• flood/earthquake/tsunami

preservation:
- environment
- weather/temp

Question 3

Human examples?

Answer 3

Destruction:

• war/terrorism
• mindless destruction
• political upheaval
• sudden interest in other nations history to take eg parthenon marbles
• religious intolerance
• progress
• digging up for scientific/observation

preservation:

• museums
• science labs

Question 4

List the 5 Animals that causes destruction?

Answer 4

termites
silverfish
cockroaches
rodents
birds

Question 5

preservation of artefact depends on?

Answer 5

depends on material
environmental condition
sheer fate

Question 6

Place each in order from longest to shortest life expectancy:

• stone
• flesh
• gold
• bone
• pottery
• wood
• textiles
• glass
• papyrus

Answer 6

1. stone and gold longest (several millions/thousand yrs)
2. glass and pottery (thousands of yrs)
3. wood/textile/papyrus (hundreds for damp conditions)
4. bone and flesh (weeks/months in damp)

Bacteria grows in damp conditions, deteriorate organic material faster

Question 7

destruction from termites?

Answer 7

termites- eat timber

Question 8

destruction from silverfish?

Answer 8

silverfish- eat paper/fabrics

Question 9

Destruction from cockroaches

Answer 9

cockroaches- eat anything

Question 10

destruction from rodents?

Answer 10

rodents- feeding, gnawing on materials, stains from dropping

Question 11

destruction from birds?

Answer 11

birds- dropping damage organic material, nest=insect problems