Archaeology

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
• To study the relationship between geography and fossils 

Scientist who study the remains of past human life.

• ancestors
• archaeologist
• descendant
• architect

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

• site 
• wash
• hole
• laboratory

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

What test would be the best way to analyze the date of a fossil or artifact?

• Carbon Ray test
• Artifact testing
• Archaeological dating
• Carbon Dating

Archaeology is important because it helps us understand our ______.

• past
• present 
• future
• dreams

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 

A radioactive isotope of carbon used to date the age of fossils, artifacts, and other objects. 

• carbon-14
• midden
• stratigraphy
• site

Excavate means to

• look at something.

• dig something up.

• label something.

• name something.

Fossil or artifact?

• Fossil

• Artifcat