What is archaeology
the most simple defenition of archaeology
The study of the ancient past
Describe the precambrian era
formation of the first continents and oceans
describe the stone age
hunter gatherers, stone tools
One career in archaeology
Field Archaeologist
Museum Curator
Professor
Preservation Officer
Forensic Anthropologist
Name one major archaeological discovery
Rosetta stone, the lucy skeleton, the library of ashurbanipal
Ways that archaeologists recover remains
cambrian explosion, mass extinction
describe the bronze age
Bronze tools
What does a field archaeologist do
What did the rosetta stone teach us
Egyptian hieroglyphics, translation to many more languages
Ways that archaeologists analyze remains
microscopy, chemical analysis, etc
Describe the mesozoic era
Age of dinosaurs, ended by mass extinction
describe the iron age
iron tools, developed civilizations
What does a museum curator do
Manages collections, documents and stores artifacts
What did the "Lucy" skeleton teach us
Human evolution, how apes evolved into humans
Different types of archaeology
prehistoric, protohistoric, historical, classical
Describe the Cenozoic era
age of mammals
What is the current time period
Iron age
what does a Forensic Anthropologist do
examines skeletal human remains
What was important about the library of Ashurbanipal
There were over 30,000 books that were used to teach us about ancient humans, the "epic of Gilgamesh" the oldest book in history