The legends, beliefs and traditions passed on by word of mouth from generation to generation
What is oral tradition?
It is cloudy today
What is an observation?
A scientist who studies the natural features of the Earth.
Who is a geographer?
to find an artifact that has a high monetary value
What is classic archaeology?
Mr. Synnott lives in another town, so he must have drove to school today.
What is an inference?
History before the development of writing
What is prehistory?
To reveal or unearth by digging.
There is a bird on the windowsill. There must be a nest near by
What is both?
In the beginning of the 1900s a new archaeology changed its focus to learning and understanding the lives of all people.
What is modern archaeology?
Knowledge, beliefs, and values of a group of people is
What is culture?
a person who studies and records the past.
What is a historian?
Ancient people's rubbish that is studied by archaeologists. Helps archaeologists learn about ancient people's diet, daily activity, and contact with other cultures.
What is kitchen midden?
What is an observation?
The remains of once living plants or animals
What is fossil?
I saw some leaves changing colors, so they are going to fall off the tree soon.
What is both?
The recovery and study of very old artifacts such as buildings, pottery and tools
What is archaeology??