The Archaeologist Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Artefact | Objects made by our ancestors |
Research Archaeology | When there is evidence to suggest that objects might be found at the site. |
Rescue/Salvage Archaeology | This takes place before a new road or a building is constructed to ensure that no object or evidence from the past is lost. |
Geophysical Survey | This is like an X-ray of the soil to see if it has been disturbed in the past. |
Test trenches | A trench/hole is dug to see what sort of objects the archaeologist might find there. |
Stratigraphy | A way of dating artefacts - the deeper in the ground the object lies, the older it is. |
Carbon dating | A way of dating artefacts - the less carbon 14 present in the object, the older it is. |
Dendrochronology | A way of dating wood - measures and counts the number of rings present in the wood. |
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