Archaeology Vocabulary/Multiple Choice

ARCHAEOLOGY

• an ancient city

• the study of the remains of past cultures/times

• the study of fashion

• the study of clocks

ARTIFACTS

• human-made objects

• starlight

• machine-made objects

• sunshine

Prehistory

• a type of tree

• when books were invented

• All time before writing, before recorded history

• an appetizer

Excavate

• to eat

• to dig

• to watch Netflix

• to braid hair

FOSSILS

• a type of jewelry

• moonstone

• something that was once alive (humans, plants, animals) that turns to stone or leaves an imprint in stone

• a type of car

Primary Source

Examples: diary, letter, painting, news article

• information from an eyewitness, first-hand account

• first born child

• water bottles

• fantasy short-story

Secondary Source

Examples: textbooks, books, internet websites

• a type of house

• information produced long after the event/fact

• a hat stand

• water bottle

Paleolithic Era

• Old Stone Age

• Really Old Times

• type of pajamas

• Seriously Old Old Times

Neolithic Era

• Cool Age

• Modern Age

• Computer Age

• New Stone Age

Midden

• the middle way

• Halfway between Autumn and Winter

• archaeological trash

• a black hole