Uncovering the Past Vocabulary

something covered or hidden, often underground...

• visible

• uncovered

• buried

• invisible

parts or traces of things that lived long ago, such as bones, footprints or imprints of a leaf...

• rock

• fossils

• prints

• ancient

wild, strong, or dangerous

• fierce

• hungry

• crazy

• gentle

facts that help solve a problem or mystery...

• look

• detect

• clues

• truth

things that are left over...

• ruins

• remains

• leftovers

• wreck

the places where something is found...

• locations

• parks

• cave

• space

show that something is true...

• trueness

• prove

• disprove

• verify

facts or signs that show something is true...

• evidence

• lies

• testimony

• disprove

what humans and many animals rely on to support their bodies...

• arms

• head

• skeletons

• ghosts

taking the cover off, digging up something, or revealing something...

• remove

• blanket

• uncovering

• cover