Archaeology

The recovery and study of artifacts, bones (human), and ruins remaining from the past.

• archaeology

• artifact

• excavation

• culture

Object made by humans. Generally the term is used for objects that are from the past.

• archaeology

• artifact

• excavation

• culture

A spot where there is an ongoing process of digging up the remains of the past.

• archaeology

• artifact

• excavation

• culture

The beliefs, behavior, customs, and attitudes of a group of people.

• archaeology

• artifact

• excavation

• culture

Used on artifacts to determine whether an event or object is older or younger than other objects.

• relative dating

• in situ

• prehistoric

• oral tradition

Phrase that means where an artifact was found.

• relative dating

• in situ

• prehistoric

• oral tradition

BEFORE the invention of writing.

• relative dating

• in situ

• prehistoric

• oral tradition

A community's cultural and historical traditions passed down by word of mouth or example from one generation to another without written instruction.

• relative dating

• in situ

• prehistoric

• oral tradition