Vocabulary
The person who researches and writes about past events using the sources found by archaeologists
what is an historian
The name of a site where archaeologists dig. (D.S)
What is a dig site
The term B.C means this in historical time
What is before christ
Starting with S, this technique studies the layers of earth from surface to deepest to work out age.
What is Startigraphy
Placing events in the order they occurred from oldest to newest.
What is chronology
The name of the system of boxes that archaeologists use (G)
What is a Grid system
The term C.E means this in historical time
What is Common Era
Staring with F, this technique works out the relative age of a former living thing by looking at how much Flouride it has absorbed.
What is Flourine Absorption
A person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts and other physical remains.
What is an archaeologist
Archaeologists need to request this before they begin to excavate a site.
Permission to dig
The year 1837 occured in this century
What is the 19th Century
Starting with C, this absolute dating technique looks at how much Carbon 14 atoms have decayed over time.
What is Radio carbon dating
A person who studies humanity including different types of humans, how they lived, what they made and why.
What is an anthropologist
The collective name for evidence and artefacts analysed by archaeologists (S)
What are sources
The year 88, occurred in this century.
What is the 1st century
Starting with D, this technique works out how old a tree is based on its rings.
What is dendrochronology
A group of individuals that live together and share customs, cultural beliefs, practices and communication of ideas.
What is a society.
The 6 steps that an archaeologist undertakes when discovering artefacts.
What is locate a site, request permission to dig, set up grid system, careful removal and excavation, label and record sources, report findings and data.
The year 427 BC occurred in this century
What is the 5th Century
To find out the exact age of a body that has been found in a pit you would use this dating technique.
What is radiocarbon dating