What is an artefact? - A man-made object from the past, What does an archaeologist do? - they dig up the ground to find evidence left by people in the past. This is an excavation, Archaeology is our only source of information about ___________ times. - Prehistoric , What is prehistory?  - The period before written records, How do archeologists find sites? - 1. Ruins of an old building or structure. 2. Aerial photography is taken from the air. 3. Research archaeology. 4. rescue archaeology.  5. Sites can be found by accident.  , What is research archaeology?  - An old document, map or other records might reveal that a building or structure once existed on the site. , What is rescue archaeology? - When planning a new road or building, you have to make sure that there is no evidence on the site that could be lost forever., What is a Pick-Axe used for? - To loosen the soil. , What tool was used to record  the position of each artefact found? - Drawing frames, What happens after an artefact is discovered? - They are catalogued into a site book and a computer, Where are artefacts finally sent? - To a museum where they are displayed to the public, What do archaeologists use brushes for?  - To delicately remove soil from an artefact, Name the tool used by archaeologists that can remove smaller pieces of soil? - A Trowel , How can archaeologists tell how old things are? - 1. Stratigraphy. 2. Carbon dating. 3.  Dendrochronology , What is Carbon Dating? - Every living thing contains an element called Carbon-14. When a plant or animal dies, the carbon-14 in it slowly decays. . The older the object, the less carbon-14 it has in it., Explain the method Stratigraphy? - It dates artefacts by the other objects found at the same level in the ground. The older the artefact, the further down it is likely to be. , What is Dendrochonology? - A method used to date wooden objects. ,

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