Archaeology

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 

Which of the following would be considered a fossil?

• decayed plant remains
• clay pots
• scrolls 
• arrowhead

Scientist who study the remains of past human life.

• ancestors
• archaeologist
• descendant
• architect

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 unproved scientific conclusion drawn from known facts.

• theory

• hypothesis

• carbon-14

• midden

This word means the study of ancient things. Its root means ancient.

• anthropologist
• archaeology
• theory
• hypothesis

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

• shovels
• brushes
• books
• All of these