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What kinds of information could an archaeologist or historian learn about a society from an ancient coin?
Answers may vary (the society's architecture, the society's religious beliefs, the society's government)
Name an item that could be dated using radiocarbon dating
Answers may vary but it needs to be something that was living! (like a leather shoe)
The process of digging up remains from the past
Excavate
True or False: Archaeologists never rethink their theories about artifacts they find.
False
True or False: History is always changing in the face of new objects being discovered.
True
Name one way archaeology has changed over time.
Answers may vary
What is garbage one of the most interesting common household items that an archaeologist can find?
Snapshot of what was going on during that time!
Why might it be hard to make an accurate guess about what an item was used for in the past?
You can't call up the person, they aren't alive, etc.
Name the 3 social scientists we have been learning about.
Archaeologists, historians, geographers
True or False: Social scientists are sometimes wrong about prehistoric items
True
What does the word "artifact" mean?
Made with skill
If something is prehistoric, it means it was around before __________
Writing
Which symbol bests describes a historian - pencil or shovel ?
Pencil
Which symbol bests describes an artifact: fossil or iPhone ?
iPhone
How are social scientists like detectives?
They investigate and ask a lot of questions
These experts study natural features of the earth and sometimes even create maps.
Geographers
What kinds of things can be dated using radiocarbon dating?
Living things
In a trash heap, where are the oldest artifacts found - at the top or bottom?
Bottom
What is the name for the smaller ancient objects that archaeologists find?
Artifacts
These people are experts who study and record their understanding of the past.
Historians
These people are experts who find objects by digging
Archaeologists
____________, or structures created in the past are also objects we study to learn about the past.
Monuments
Works of ____________, like cave paintings or mosaics are examples of objects created in the past.
Art
_______________ written by people are examples of objects created in the past.
Documents
Objects made by people are called _____________
Artifacts
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