Terms
A term that encompasses all scientific pursuits related to living organisms
Life Science
motivated by curiosity to understand
Pure Science
The 3 tests that determine the accuracy of a historical document
The internal test, the external test, and the bibliographic test
the age of an artifact as determined by a date printed on it or a reference to the artifact in a work of history
Known Age
Objects made by people, such as tools, weapons, containers, etc.
Artifacts
motivated to use science to make something better
Applied Science
Tests whether the document contradicts other known historical facts from other reliable documents or known archaeological facts
The external test
The process of counting tree rings to determine the age of a tree
Dendrochronology
The study of past human life as revealed by preserved relics
Archaeology
the result of pure science, applied science, or accident
Technology
identifies how many years have passed between the time the original work has written and the time of the first known copy as well as how many different copies have been made by different people
The Bibliographic Test
using a radioactive process to determine the age of an item
radiometric dating or carbon-14 dating
The study of Earth's history as revealed in the rocks that make up the Earth
Geology
looks at whether the document agrees with itself
The Internal Test
when artifacts are found in rock or earth that is layered, the deeper layer hold the older artifacts
Principle of superposition
the study of life's history as revealed in the preserved remains of once-living oorganisms
Paleontology
What must a document pass in order to be considered reliable?
All the 3 tests
age that an archaeologists determines from dendrochronology, carbon-14 dating and other methods
Assigned Age