The Historian
What is the study of the past called?
history
Here is a list of sources - which of these are primary and which are secondary?
Photo
Diary
Website
Podcast
Newspaper
Documentary
Artefact
Photo -primary
Diary -primary
Website -secondary
Podcast -secondary
Newspaper -primary
Documentary -secondary
Artefact -primary
Define archaeology
the study of the remains left by people in the past
Before a full excavation takes place, what must be done to see if there is anything worthwhile on the site
Dig a test trench
What is it called when archaeologists use a machine to take an x-ray of the ground to see what structures may be below the ground
geo-physical surveying
What is the time before writing
prehistory
Is this propaganda or bias?
Information that has been designed to influence the attitudes and behaviours of the general public
Before you build a building or road, you have to check to see if there are artefacts that would be lost forever - what is this called?
Rescue archaeology
What is removed at the start of the excavation
Topsoil
It can tell you what was growing at a specific time. So, you can see if there were people farming, and when that started in different locations. Also, you can see what people were farming at different times.
A historical repository that catalogues and stores a collection of written and other sources - what's this called?
archive
What's it called when you put events in the sequence in which they happened? (NOT TIMELINE)
Chronology
This is a photograph taken of the ground from an elevated position. It helps you see potential sites to excavate. This is called...
aerial photograph
What tools are used to dig at an excavation site and why?
Shovels, trowels, brushes
to gently remove soil from the artefact
Stratigraphy tell us what information about artefacts found during digs?
How old it is - the farther down the object is found, the older it is.
a historical repository that collects and displays objects for public education and appreciation - what's this called?
museum
Whats the difference between a biography and an autobiography
an autobiography is an account of a person's life written by that person
a biography is an account of a person's life written by another
If you look for information about a potential site for excavation by doing to archives and looking through documents, you are doing...
research archaeology
When an object is found and before it is removed from the ground, what must be done
the object is photographed and its position recorded
Dendrochronology uses what to help archaeologists date artefacts?
The unique growth pattern of tree rings.
Archaeologists have a continuous record of tree rings going back thousands of years, which the artefact could be compared to.
What is an official survey of the population called?
census
Define primary source
a source from the time in question, a first-hand account of what happened
What conditions help preserve artefacts in the ground from decay for long periods of time
Heat
No air
Where do most objects found on an excavation end up?
- Laboratory for preservation and testing
- Museum for public display
What information about a person could their bones tell you? Give at least 3 things.
Skull - what the person looked like
Pelvis - gender
Thigh - height
General skeleton - health, whether the person died by violence
Teeth - age
Skin/ hair - diet
- 750
- 1572
- 2022
- 8th
- 16th
- 21st
Define secondary source
a source from a later date, after the time in question
What is it called when a scientist tries to make sure that a found artefact doesn't decay.
Define artefact
any human-made object
Explain how Carbon-14 dating/ radio carbon dating works
The carbon 14 in an object is measured. The less carbon 14 found, the older the object is. This only works for once-living things (people, animal skin etc.)