Archaeology

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

Extreme heat, airless conditions, peat bogs, volcanic ash

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

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

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

shovel, trowel, sieve

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.

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

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