Sources
Any human-made object from the past
Artefact
Judging how correct your information is
excavation
This method can tell us about the ethnicity of a human
DNA testing
The year 1150 is in the _____ century
12th
A documentary about World War 1 would be a _____________ source
Secondary
When a source favours one side more than the other
bias
Taking photographs from above to see what is below
aerial photographs
Tells us how old a living thing is based on how much carbon remains in it
Radio carbon dating
What does BCE stand for?
Before Common Era
An original map from the 1400's is a __________ source
primary
A source that describes something way more extreme than it really was
exaggeration
Using an old map to guide you where things once were, giving you the idea to dig there
Research archaeology
Like taking an x-ray of the ground
Geophysical survey
Test trench
When more than one source is used to make sure the information is correct
cross-checking
Information that aims to influence the viewer to take their side
propaganda
Having to do an excavation before a new building goes up
Rescue archaeology
Using tree rings to determine time
Dendrochronology
The very first step to an excavation, before the dig begins
Survey
An autobiography is written by the person themselves. True or false
True
When you use someone else's work without giving them credit
plagiarism
Two factors that go into preserving an artefact are __________ and _________
Heat and airless conditions
This method dates artefacts based on how deep in the ground they are
Stratigraphy
This is where original documents and photographs are kept, away from the public
Archive