Study Of The Archaeologist

Question 1

What is archaeology

Answer 1

Archaeology is is the study of the remains left by people in the past

Question 2

What is an archaeologist

Answer 2

An Archaeologist is someone who studies the remains left by humans in the past

Question 3

What does it mean when people excavate a site

Answer 3

When archaeologists dig up the ground to find evidence left by people in the past

Question 4

How do archaeologists find sites

Answer 4

Archaeologists find sites using an aerial photography which is a photos taken from the ground from an elevated position for example from a helicopter or a drone.

Question 5

What is the job of an archaeologist

Answer 5

The job of an archaeologist is to survey whether the site is worth excavating or not.
To dig trenches.
To record every record of an artefacts found .

Question 6

Describe Radiocarbon dating/ Carbon - 14 dating

Answer 6

Radio - Carbon dating/ Carbon - 14 dating is the study of how much Carbon is left in a tissue from a certain time period. The more carbon in the tissue the more recent it was the less Carbon in the tissue the longer ago it is from.

Question 7

What is a Geophysical survey

Answer 7

A Geophysical Survey is an X-ray of the ground taken from a drone far above, so it can locate artefacts.

Question 8

What is pollen Analysis

Answer 8

Pollen Analysis is testing how much pollen has been left on a sight from a certain time period.

Question 9

Describe conservation

Answer 9

Conservation is when historic object are protected / preserved so they do not decay.

Question 10

4 ways archaeologists can view sites to see if excavation is necessary

Answer 10

Radiocarbon dating
Pollen analysis
Geophysical survey
Stratigraphy