The Archeaologist

Question 0

Rescue archeaolagy

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Archaeologists carry out a dig before construction of a new road or building takes place

Question 1

Research archeaolagy

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Sometimes there is a reason to excanate the sight they might believe there will be a artifact

Question 2

Geophysical archaeology

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Archaeologists x-ray the site

Question 3

Post holes

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

Question 4

Stratigraphy

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A method of dating artefacts . The lower down in

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Archaeologists

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Dog up the ground to find clues / evidence from the past left by our ancestors

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Artefact

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Man made objects from the past eg pottery , coins , tools , weapons …..

Question 7

Carbon or radiocarbon dating

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

Question 8

Dendrochronology

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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