Archaeology Vocabulary

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archaeology

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The study of past human life 

through the things that people left behind

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theory

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well-tested explanation from a broad range of observations

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origin

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where something or someone comes from

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excavate

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To dig carefully from an area

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artifacts

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An object that was made by humans that helps us learn about history

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archaeologist

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Scientists who find and study artifacts

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survey

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A process to map and explore a specific site for research

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ancient

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Belonging to the distant past and no longer exists