1. What you need to know.

2.  Archaeologists study artefacts .
 Artefacts are objects found from
the past that give clues to historical
living.
 Archaeologists dig at sites where
people from the past left evidence
about the way they lived.

3.  Good places for archaeological sites
are...
 Burial Chambers
 Rubbish heaps
 Old buildings

4. It is very important
that the archaeological
dig is carried out
properly.

5.  1st They remove a top layer of vegetation... e.g. Grass.
 2nd They make a map or plan.
 3rd They make a grid and mark it with numbers or
letters.

7.  4th Each dig is then dug out very ,very
,very carefully
 They use trowels, brushes and
buckets...they even use toothbrushes
to remove muck from artefacts/objects
they find...they could be priceless, so
no messing!
 5th They mark the map were an item
was found, place it in a bag and then
send it to be dated by scientists....

8. 3 types of dating....
Stratigraphy
Carbon Dating
Pollen Analysis

9.  Stratigraphy –
The lower down it is the older it could be....
 Carbon dating –
The less carbon contained in the plant or animal the
longer the older they are.
 Pollen analysis –
Pollen grains can be found after thousands of years and
are studied by science.

10. 1. Name the two types of historical sources .
2. What is meant by bias? Give an example.
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3. Who are archaeologists and what do they do?
4. Art_____ __are objects found that help us learn more
about the past.
5. Name the 3 ways of dating objects from the past?
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6. ___________ __carry out digs on archaeological sites.