The archaeologist

Question 0

Rescue archaeology

Answer 0

Archaelolgist carry out a dig before construction of a dig before construction of a new road or building take 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.

Question 2

Geophysical survey

Answer 2

Archaeology 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 though the house no longer exists

Question 5

Stratigraphy

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Carbon or Radiocarbon dating

Answer 6

A method of dating artefacts. All living things contain carbon-14. When the living thing dies it begins to lose carbon-14. The older an object, the less carbon-14 in it.

Question 7

Dendrochronolgy

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A method of dating wooden objects. Each year a tree adds a new ring to it’s 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

Archaeologists

Answer 8

They dig up the ground to find a clue/evidence from the past left by our ancestors.

Question 9

Artefact

Answer 9

Man made objects buried in the ground.