Definitions
primary source
source created in the time being investigated - bones, tools letters, art etc
BC
Before Christ
time when people began to create written records- up to c.500 CE
ancient
cremated
burn a dead body so its reduced to ashes
fossil
remains or impression of life from a past geological era, embedded in rock
secondary source
source reconstruction of the past by people at a later time
AD
After Death
dynasty
period of time where one family controls the government
use of spices and salt to preserve a dead body
embalming
megafauna
giant animals now extinct
in excavation, the bottom layer of soil is the oldest and top layer is most recent
law of superposition
BCE
before common era
things we value from the past - can be events, traditions, influences, past and experiences
heritage
using characteristics from DNA to solve crimes and historical mysteries
DNA analysis
stratigraphy
distinct layers of material beneath the ground built up over time
empathatic understanding
the ability to see the the past through different viewpoints
CE
common era
source
written and non written items that can provide information about the past
evidence
information found from a source that proves or disproves something
the dreaming
stories passed on from one generation of aboriginals to another
an idea, practice, event, object or person places outside its proper time period
anachronism
define chronological order
the order which events have happened
prejudice
an opinion not basedon knowledge or fairness
hunter - foragers
people who live by hunting and gathering food in the wild
perspective
a way of looking at things