Archaeology

A person who studies all living things is called a

• Biologist

• Geologist

• Archaeologist

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

Which of the following would be considered a fossil?

• decayed plant remains

• clay pots

• arrowhead

Scientist who study the remains of past human life.

• Ancestors

• Archaeologist

• Architect

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

• site

• hole

• laboratory

A screen / seive is used in archaeology to do what?

• to measure artifacts

• sift through dirt to find artifacts

• to remove dirt from ground

Archaeology is important because it helps us understand our ______.

• past

• present

• future

What is an artifact?

• Food prepared or eaten by humans

• The remains of a person from long ago

• tools used by humans long ago

Archaeologists find sites by looking at the area from above the ground level

• True

• False

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

• shovels

• brushes

• dust pans

• all of them