excavation; the process where archaeologists dig up the ground to find evidence left by people.

Dendrochronology, also called tree-ring dating, is a method of dating that uses the unique growth patterns of tree rings as a guide.

All living things – humans, animals and plants – contain a substance called carbon-14 when they are alive. After death, the level of carbon-14 in the once-livin

Before one can get planning permission for a new road or building, one must make sure there is no evidence on the site that will be lost forever

Stratigraphy is used to date artefacts and evidence by how deep in the ground they were when found; the deeper they are, the older they will be.

primary sources such as documents, maps and other records might reveal that a building or structure once existed on the site which might prompt archaeologists t

Extreme heat, airless conditions, peat bogs, volcanic ash

shovel, trowel, sieve

Archaeology is the study of the remains left by people in the past.