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What is Archaeology? Presented by Sarah, Shennel & Janvi

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Page 1: Archaeology presntation

What is Archaeology?Presented by Sarah, Shennel & Janvi

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Fossils/ArtifactsAn archaeologist is someone who tries to figure out what life was like in the ancient past by looking at the remains of ancient people – their fossils and their artifacts. An archaeologist must know the difference between an artifact and a fossil.

1. Fossils are remains of living things (plants, animals, people), not of things that were made.

2. Artifacts are remains of things that were made, not the remains of living things.

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What is a site?A "site" is a place archaeologists wish to explore.

At the site, archaeologists literally dig, looking for the remains of ancient civilizations. That is why they call the site at which they are working a “dig”.

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Finding a siteHow do archaeologists find sites to explore?

1. They think about what people need to stay alive. Some ofthose things include access to clean drinking water, a protected place to live, and easy access to trade routes. With thisin mind, archaeologists lookfor remains of civilizations along the banks of rivers and streams.

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Finding a site2. They check out reports of artifacts that have been discovered. Artifacts have been discovered by farmers and construction companies while working at their jobs.

3. They check the land from the air, looking for large depressions that could be the ruins of an ancient living area.

4. They use scientific instruments like radar and sonar to look for ruins.

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Permission to DigAn archaeologist must receive permission to explore a site.  The owner of the land must grant sometimes permission. Sometimes the government of a country must issue permits. 

Once permission is received, archaeologists work in teams with other archaeologists. A team begins to explore the area. They look for evidence that people once lived in the area. Evidence includes fossils and artifacts.

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Grids & LabelingBefore they begin digging, archaeologists design a grid on the ground using rope and string.

Each square in the grid must be carefully searched. A record must be kept of anything found,

including what was found next to it.

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Tools of the TradeThe tools they use are sometimes very simple. Tools include trowels, brushes, spoons, dental picks, sieves, saws, dustpans, and wheelbarrows.

They search each grid very carefully. Digging at a site is slow and careful work.

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Back in the LabOnce objects are labeled and removed from a site, they are taken to a lab, relabeled, and placed into a database. Archaeologists use this information to put together pieces of the past.

It takes a great deal of education, training, patience, and attention to detail to workas an archaeologist.

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When did they live?

Where did they live?

What did they eat?

How large was the group?

Did they have disease or sickness?

Did they have art?

Did they hunt or farm?

What tools did they use?

Did they have writing?

Who took care of the children?

Did they have laws?

Did they have religion?

Question-based: Archaeologists study artifacts in order to answer questions about how humans lived.

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Types of Archaeology• Prehistoric Archaeology

– Before writing.

• Historical Archaeology– Document/writing assisted

• Classical Archaeology– Greek and Roman

• Biblical Archaeology

• Underwater Archaeology– Shipwrecks or anything else

under water.

• Industrial Archaeology– Industrial Revolution and other

modern structures

• Egyptologists, Mayanists, Assyriologists– Study of specific civilizations

or time periods.

• Cultural Resource Management– Management and assesment of

significant cultural resources.

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What is it?

1. While planting my garden, I found a three-foot long bone. Did I find a fossil or an artifact?

2. While exploring in the woods near my house, I found an old arrowhead. Did I find a fossil or an artifact?

The job of an archaeologist is a great deal like the job of a detective. Here are some puzzles for you to solve.