Unit vocabulary
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| Archaeology | the study of material remains from ancient people and their culture.
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| Artifact | small, hand-made objects meaning “made with skill.”
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| Civilization | a highly advanced culture or society.
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| Culture | the customs, beliefs, socials forms, and material traits of a racial, religious or social group.
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| Dig Site | an archaeological excavation site.
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| Excavation | careful digging into the ground to look for archaeological remains from the past.
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| Field Work | the discovery, examination and recording of an archaeological site to collect information before excavation.
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| Hieroglyphics | a system pictures developed by the Ancient Egyptians where each picture stood for a sound or idea.
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| Petroglyphs | pictures painted or etched onto the walls of caves by prehistoric people.
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| Ruins | the remains of something destroyed, such as old buildings and structures.
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| Archaeologist | a person who learns about the past by digging things up.
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| History | a branch of knowledge dealing with events in the past.
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| Prehistoric | Pertaining to the era before recorded history events known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study and research
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| Decompose | to break down or rot.
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| Preserve | to protect something so it doesn’t rot away.
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| Remains | what’s left of old bodies or ancient objects.
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| Trowel | a small, pointed tool used by an archaeologist to dig and scrape away dirt.
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| Fragment | a small piece broken off from a larger object.
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| Replica | a copy of something.
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| Radiocarbon Dating | measures the decay of an atom, which is how scientists figure out the age of an artifact.
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| Catalogue | to clean, number, organize and store artifacts for study.
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| Reconstruction | a structure rebuilt to resemble as closely as possible to the original.
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| Lithic | items made of stone, such as stone tools, like an arrowhead.
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| Currency | something used as a medium of exchange when buying and selling- usually paper money and coins.
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| Primary Source | a firsthand or eyewitness account of an event; original artifact
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| Secondary Source | any document passed down describing a person place or event; replica of the real thing.
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