2. What is Archaeology?
The study of historic and
prehistoric peoples and their
cultures by looking at
artifacts
3. What is an Artifact?
Any object made by humans
such as a tool or the remains
of one such as a pottery
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4. Artifact Ethics
Our nations archaeological sites are being destroyed
and plundered
Scientific information is being destroyed
Native Americans lose an important part of their
heritage
Large quantities of human remains, pottery rock art,
and sites of habitation are being lost and important
links to the past – gone forever
It is important to protect archaeological sites and
artifacts
14. As a follow up to the PowerPoint
presentation, I will have my students
make a brochure to be put into
visitor stops on the bike trail in our
communities. The brochure will
feature how and why to protect sites.