Y7 Humanities T1 revision

Historians use 2 different types of dating; __ __ dating

Examining artefacts in layers of soil, with the ones on top being more recent than those below.

Using the growth rings on trees to count the age of a tree. Roughly one new ring per year. Different widths also show positive conditions at the time.

A method of dating that measures how much fluoride has been absorbed by bones, to show how long they have been buried.

A type of absolute dating

• stratigraphy

• seriation

• flourine dating

• dendrochronology

Traditions told through spoken stories and songs. For example, the stories of the Dreaming which explain how landforms were made, and which places hold special significance.

• song books

• oral traditions

• story books

• dream catchers

Evidence of human activity which has been excavated (carefully dug up) from a site (historic place of interest).

• Radiocarbon dating

• shovel evidence

• archaeological evidence

• DNA evidence

Label the parts of the inquiry question

a

b

c

historical concept

specific context

interrogative

What is the oldest artefact?

• key

• rope

• cup

• arrow

Which is the most recent artefact?

• key

• rock

• cup

• arrow