Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
WIB 1
WIB 2
100

objects made by a human being, especially an item of cultural or historical interest

what is an artifact

100

a science that deals with past human life and activities by studying the bones, tools and custom of ancient people

what is archaeology

100

The team headed by William Kelso to discover the location of James Fort. 

What is the Jamestown Rediscovery Project

100

the teeth are a way to determine the skeleton's

What is age

200

not in a straight or level position

what is askew 

200

removing earth carefully from an area in order to find buried remains

what is excavation

200

Title of Chapter 1 of Written in Bone

What is "A Grave Mystery"

200

How old is the skeleton's believed to be

What is 15 years old
300

a fence of wooden stakes or logs placed side by side in an upright position

what is a palisade. 

300
"The rounded surface of a human skull gleamed with a yellow brown luster."

What does "luster" mean in this sentence? 

What is shiny

300

settlement in which most of the excavation took place

What is Jamestown, Virginia. 

400

what is the meaning of the word archaeologist?

a person who studies history by analyzing artifacts and physical remains

400

What does the root "anthrop" mean?

What is human

400

name of the forensic anthropologist

Who is Douglas Oswley
500

the process of rotting or decay

what is to decompose

500

The suffix -logy means

What is the academic study of a certain field
500

Author of the book Written in Bone

Who is Sally M. Walker

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