Archaeology

Person who excavates (digs up) artifacts and sites from old civilizations to understand how the people of that civilization or society lived.

• Linguist

• Archaeologist

• Paleontologist

• Stratigrapher

• Geologist

What is the job of an Archaeologist?

• to study past cultures, by analyzing artifacts, remains and ruins

• To study scientific and historical fossils from dinosaurs

• To find cool stuff underground

• To study the relationship between geography and fossils

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 

Fossil or artifact?

• Fossil

• Artifcat

A screen is used in archaeology to do what?

• to measure artifacts
• sift through dirt to find artifacts
• to remove dirt from ground
• to excavate

List at least four hats (duties) of an archaeologist. (4 points)

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Which of the following is NOT an example of an artifact an archaeologist would use to study people of the past?

• a canoe

• an arrowhead

• animal fur

• part of a broken down shelter

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Archaeologists use___and___ to pinpoint promosing sites to dig.

• Science and history

• guessing and chance

• trial and error

• math and guessing

The best places for Archaeologist to dig is...

• near battle fields, water sources, and under modern cities

• by water sources, in the desert, and near grass lands

• in trees, on battle fields, and near water

• under modern cities or towns, near water sources, and in forest

Black Beard was a _____, the looked so fierce that people were afraid of him.