Archeology MCMS

What is the job of an Archaeologist?

• to study past cultures, human remains, settlements, fossils, and artifacts
• To study scientific and historical fossils from dinosaurs
• To find cool stuff underground
• To study the relationship between geography and fossils 

An area where archaeologist dig things up from the past is called

• site 
• wash
• hole
• laboratory

A scientist who studies the origin, culture, and values of different people is a/an

• anthropologist
• botanist
• culturist
• ornithologist

Archaeology is important because it helps us understand our ______.

• past
• present 
• future
• dreams

What is an artifact?

• An imprint of a plant from long ago
• The remains of a person from long ago
• A food prepared or eaten by humans
• An object made or used by humans 

An ancient garbage heap

• midden
• find
• site
• artifact

Which of the following items do archaeologists use at a site?

• shovels
• brushes
• books
• All of these 

A community's cultural and historical background, passed down in spoken stories and songs.

• stratigraphy
• oral tradition
• biography
• secondary source

The time before humans invented writing.

• Ice Age
• anthropology
• Mesopotamia
• prehistory

Archaeologists study the materials left by prehistoric peoples and their cultures. 

• Fact
• Opinion