The Archaeologist Flashcards
Bronze Age
The period of time when people made tools and weapons using bronze
Excavation
When archaeologists dig up the ground to find evidence left by people in the past
Aerial photograph
A photograph taken of the ground from an elevated position, for example from a drone or a helicopter
Test trench
A sample hole dug to judge whether it is worth excavating the whole site
Topsoil
The topmost, most recent layer of soil
Radio-carbon dating
A method of dating based on the falling levels of carbon-14 in tissue over time
Mesolithic
Of the middle Stone Age
Hunter-gatherer
Someone who hunted animals for food and gathered berries and nuts.
Geophysical survey
A survey of what’s underneath the ground, like an X-ray of the ground.
Passage tomb
A narrow passage with one or more burial chambers, made of large stones and covered in earth or stone.
Neolithic
Of the New Stone Age, this is when the first farmers came to Ireland
Corbelled roof
A domed roof built by placing stones overlapping each other until they meet at the top.
Pollen analysis
The studying of pollen remains to tell archaeologists what was growing during the time period
Stratigraphy
A method of dating artefacts and evidence by how deep in the ground they were when found
