The archaeologist

Question 0

Rescue archeology

Answer 0

Archaeologist carry at a dig before construction of a new road or building takes place

Question 1

Research archaeology

Answer 1

Some sites are chosen to be excavated because there is reason to believe that an artefact will be found e.g story or reference to the area in a document

Question 2

Geophysical survey

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Archaeologist x-Ray the site with a machine to look at the soil beneath

Question 3

Aerial photograph

Answer 3

A photo of the site taken from the sky it might show features not visible from ground level

Question 4

Post holes

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Dark patches left by wooden poles in the soil. They might show the outline of a house even if the house no longer exists

Question 5

Stratigraphy

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A method of dating artefacts. The lower down in the soil they are found the older they are.

Question 6

Carbon or radiocarbon dating

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A method of dating artefacts.all living things contain carbon-14.when the living dies it begins to louse carbon-14.the older an object,the less carbon14in it

Question 7

Dendrochronology-

Answer 7

a method of dating wooden objects.each year a tree adds a new ring to its trunk.these rings add up to tell us the age of the tree.archaeologists study ring patterns on wooden objects to date them.

Question 8

Excavate

Answer 8

When archeologists dig in the ground looking for remains from the past.

Question 9

Survey

Answer 9

A study carried out before archaeologists start digging.