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 

Scientist who study the remains of past human life.

• ancestors
• archaeologist
• descendant
• architect

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 

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

• shovels
• brushes
• books
• All of these 

Excavate means to

• look at something.

• dig something up.

• label something.

• name something.

The customs, art , language and achievements of a group of people is their

• artifacts

• ethnicity

• culture

To recognize or notice something

• infer

• record

• observe

While planting my garden, I found an old bone. Did I find a fossil or an artifact?

• Fossil
• Artifact