Archaeology

Archaeology is finding out what life was like long ago by looking at plants, animals, people and items’ remains from the past

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What is a person who does archaeology called?

• archaeologist

• archaeology person

• paleontologist

• geochemist

Artefacts are things that were made by people in the past

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Examples of artefacts include: art, tools, and clothing made by people of any time and place.

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Artefacts are plants, animals and people’s remains from the past.

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Fossils are plants, animals and people’s remains from the past.

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A "site" is a place archaeologists wish to find fossils and artefacts in.

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How do archaeologists find items?

• Ask tradesman to dig with big machines

• Hope the rain washes the dirt away

• Dig up sites with tools

Archaeologist use trowels, brushes, spoons, sieves, saws, dustpans and wheelbarrows to dig up sites. What are these called?

• Artefacts

• Tools

• Ecofacts