archaeology

Question 1

what dating techniques would archaeologists use to date a human skeleton?

Answer 1

radio carbon dating

Question 2

is radio carbon dating a relative or absolute dating technique

Answer 2

absolute

Question 3

what dating techniques would archaeologists use to date an old telephone?

Answer 3

Typology dating

Question 4

is typology dating a relative or absolute dating technique

Answer 4

relative

Question 5

what dating techniques would archaeologists use to date a copper axe?

Answer 5

Radio carbon dating

Question 6

is radio carbon dating a relative or absolute dating technique

Answer 6

absolute

Question 7

what dating techniques would archaeologists use to date a copper axe?

Answer 7

radio carbon dating

Question 8

what dating techniques would archaeologists use to date a gold artefact like a statue

Answer 8

Radio carbon dating

Question 9

what dating techniques would archaeologists use to date a ceramic container (pottery)

Answer 9

thermoluminescence

Question 10

is thermoluminescence dating a relative or absolute dating technique

Answer 10

absolute

Question 11

what is an artefact

Answer 11

An artefact is the remains of a human-made object.

Question 12

what is a fossil

Answer 12

a fossil is the remain of a living thing, such as humans (bones), plants and animals.

Question 13

what is an ecofact?

Answer 13

an eco fact is an event that naturally occurs in nature.

Question 14

What are the THREE metals - from earliest to latest - in the “three age system”?

Answer 14

stone age, iron age, bronze age

Question 15

what do archaeologists call broken “pieces” of pottery?

Answer 15

Pot sherds