The Work Of The Archaeologist

An Artefact is a

• Tool used by an archaeologist

• Man made object

• A fact that appears in a book

• None of the above

Aerial photography is used by archaeologists

• To take pictures of sites during excavation

• An excavation hand held tool used by archaeologists

• To find possible sites from pictures taken from the air in planes

• None of the above

Archaeologists use which of the following methods to find sites to excavate

• Accidental site location

• Rescue site location during road builds

• Research site location when they know about an historical area

• All of the above

Post-holes are

• Places where you put your post

• Holes in the ground for storage

• Posts used in the roof of ancient houses

• Holes left in the ground by old wooden posts which supported ancient buildings

Which of the following tools do archaeologists used during site excavation

• Sieve

• Trowel

• Hand pick

• Toothbrushes

• All of the above

Stratigraphy is a method used to date artefacts from digging into the soil layers. Generally the older the artefact the deeper in the ground it is.

• True

• False

Dendrochronology is a method used to date artefacts from digging into the soil layers. Generally the older the artefact the deeper in the ground it is.

• True

• False

Which of the following is used to identify the dead and living relatives of a skeleton.

• DNA

• Carbon 14 Dating

• Stratigraphy

• None of the above

Which of the following are used to date objects or artefacts

• Carbon 14 dating

• Stratigraphy

• Dendrochronology

• All of the above

Dendtrochronology is the study of tree rings to find out about the past. ( War, droughts, fires etc )

• True

• False