Archaeology Basics

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What is the job of an Archaeologist?

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

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What is an artifact?

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An object made or used by humans

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An ancient garbage heap

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midden

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

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site

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Excavate means to

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dig something up.

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Fossil or artifact?

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Fossil

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The customs, art, language and achievements of a group of people is their

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culture

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To recognize or notice something

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observe

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A conclusion based on an observation

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Inference

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A source that was created at the time an event happened

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