What Is Archaeology
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Prehistory Archaeology Activity Pack - Museum of London
www.museumoflondon.org.ukHow does archaeology help us understand what life was like in prehistory? This series of activities looks at how archaeologists record and interpret objects to inform our understanding about life in the past. Pupils will: use clues to sort artefacts into categories consider how and why an archaeologist records accurately where things are
Why is Archaeology Important?
www.georgia-archaeology.orgArchaeology is, in short, a disci-pline that reveals truths by observing and explor-ing evidence in ways others overlook. Unlike writ-ten history, which is often tied to national bound-aries or particular groups and may carry inherent biases, archaeology is truly a universal field, span-ning the experience of all humans. Archaeology in Education
What are archaeological sites and why What is an artifact?
www.blm.govArchaeology is a science that depends on the material record in the ground. Qualified archaeologists record the exact location of every item when excavating within the site. The location of the artifacts in relation to everything else at the site is called context. Context helps archaeologists figure
Heritage, Conservation, and Archaeology: An Introduction
www.archaeological.orgThe practices of archaeology and conservation appear by their very nature to be oppositional. Excavation, as one common method by which archaeologists study a site, is a subtractive process that is both destructive and irreversible. In the revealing of a site, structure, or object, excavation
The Trail of Tears in Tennessee: A Study of the Routes ...
www.tn.govArchaeology's permanent site file for researchers of the trail. This report is divided into two main sections. The first presents on overview of historical events leading to the removal of the Cherokees. The second presents information on the routes used during the removal and the detachments that made the journey.
Archaeology 101 Material culture Introduction that ...
www.archaeological.orgArchaeology 101 Introduction Archaeology is the study of past cultures through the material (physical) remains people left behind. These can range from small artifacts, such as arrowheads, to large buildings, such as pyramids. Anything that people created or modified is part of the archaeological record.
A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials | History ...
celopsummerscitech2012.pbworks.comPowered by A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials One town's strange journey from paranoia to pardon By Jess Blumberg Smithsonian.com, October 24, 2007, Subscribe The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693.
NATIVE AMERICAN GAMES - University of Iowa
archaeology.uiowa.eduNATIVE AMERICAN GAMES Compiled by Chérie Haury Artz Office of the State Archaeologist University of Iowa Traditional games were played by adults and children
POVERTY POINT
www.crt.state.la.usOct 01, 2014 · Poverty Point was built between 1700 B.C. and 1100 B.C. There was a lot going on around the rest of the world at this time. In