Year 7 History Mystery - Steps 1 & 2

Choose two questions that you need to answer in Step 2.

• Who are the experts?

• When was the body discovered?

• Identify the evidence found with the body

• How long ago did the body die?

Carbon dating, DNA testing, dendrochronology and stratigraphy are methods of finding out how old remains and artefacts are.

• True

• Falso

Body position, injuries, tattoos, artefacts are all types of what?

• Conclusions

• Evidence

Evidence is important as it helps us to draw conclusions

• True

• Falso

The position that the body is found in is NOT important.

• True

• False

Artefacts found on or near a body can give us clues to who the person was

• True

• False

Injuries found on remains can give us important clues

• True

• False

Clothing, tools and weapons are all kinds of artefacts

• True

• False

Archaeologists, anthropologists and forensic scientists are all types of what?

• Artefacts

• Conclusions

• Experts

Artefacts, such as tools, weapons, jewellery, bowls or cups or bottles can tell us about the culture of the person (body).

• True

• False