JOBS
ARTIFACTS
DIG/SITES
FOSSILS
TIMELINE
100
What is an archaeologist?
A person who studies fossils.
100
Should you be careful with an artifact?
Yes
100
What is the first step to uncovering a large site?
Maping the site.
100
What is the first stage to identifying a fossil?
Finding one of the main plant or animal groups it is in.
100
How many eras are there?
4
200
What is a palaeontologist?
A person who studies all extinct life.
200
What is an artifact?
A thing made by past humans.
200
What is the second step to uncovering a large site?
Griding the site
200
What is the second stage to identifying a fossil?
Finding a book about the plant or animal in a library
200
What is the name of the longest era?
Pre-Cambrian
300
What is the difference between an archaeologist and a palaeontologist?
archaeologists study human artifacts and palaeontologists study all extinct life fossils.
300
Where do you find artifacts mostly?
Battlefields,remains of old cites and towns(modern cites)
300
What is the third step to uncovering a large site?
Making a large strip over the top layer
300
What is the last stage to identifying a fossil?
Compare the fossil at the museum and ask advice at the museum.
300
How many years did the Pre-Cambrian era last?
4,030 million years
400
Why do you need scuba divers in archaeology?
Because some fossils are in the sea.
400
What is one of the tools archaeologists use to clean artifacts?
Brushes,napkins and clothes.
400
What is the fourth step to uncovering a large site?
Carefully brush small artifacts and move large rock with TNT rarely
400
Where are places where fossils are fossilized?
Mud or swamps and more ....
400
How many years did the Paleozoic era last?
320 million years
500
Why do you need mathematicians in archaeology?
To find out how much land they can work on and seeing how long,with and length.
500
Would archaeologists use cranes or TNT to move big rockes?
Both
500
What one place where archaeologists look to dig?
Battlefields
500
Where are plants,fishes and small animals are also found?
Lakes,lagoons and ponds.
500
How many years did the Mesozoic era last?
185 million years
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