Archaeology

Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.

•Studies human cultures by :

•Analyzing Documents•Studying Architecture•Artifacts•Human remains•Landscapes.

Archaeologist

Stonehenge• Located in England

• Believed to have been built in 2200 BC

• One of the worlds most famous prehistoric sites!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Stonehenge_back_wide.jpg

Carbon Dating• Dating method that uses Carbon

(c14)• Carbon naturally is released when

things decay• Scientists use a scale to

determine how old something is by measuring the carbon

• Can measure up to 60,000 years.

Pictures Cited

• Slide 1 - http://media.hamptonroads.com/media/content/pilotonline/2006/11/dtburials1a.jpg

• Slide 2 - http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/f/fc/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Last_Crusade_A.jpg

• Slide 3 - www.aboutstonehenge.info • Slide 4 - http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/7/a/i/Stonehenge-lge4.jpg

• Slides 5 to 10 – My personal pictures • Slide 12 - http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/c/carbon_dating_gifts.asp