History Flashcards
Who were nomadic?
The Mesolithic people.
Describe radio-carbon dating.
It is a method of dating based on the falling levels of carbon-14 in tissue over time.
What’s an aerial photograph?
A photo taken from an elevated position, for example from a helicopter.
What’s a test trench?
A sample hole dug to judge whether it is worth excavating the whole site.
What does Neolithic mean?
It means of the New Stone Age. This is when the first farmers came to Ireland.
What does Mesolithic mean and when?
It means of the Middle Stone Age and it’s 8,000BC-3,500BC. When the first people are in Ireland.
What is a hunter-gatherer?
Someone who hunted animals for food and gathered berries and nuts.
When was the Bronze Age?
2,300 BC - 500 BC
What is a geophysical survey?
It’s a survey of what’s underneath the ground, like an x-ray of the ground.
What and when is the Iron Age?
The period of time when people made tools and weapons using iron. 500BC-AD409, the celts arrived in this period of time.
What is a corbelled roof?
A domed roof, built by placing stones overlapping each other until they meet at the top.
What is pollen analysis?
The studying of pollen remains to tell archaeologists what was growing during the time period.
What is stratigraphy?
A method of dating artefacts and evidence by how deep in the ground they were when found.
What is an excavation?
When archaeologists dig up the ground to find evidence left by people in the past.
What is a secondary source?
Something that tells us about the event written/drawn etc. after the event; from after the time of event.
