Archaeology ✅

Question 1

Three ways archaeologists can find sites for excavation

Answer 1

Rescue archaeology
Research archaeology
Accidental archaeology

Question 2

Rescue archaeology definition

Answer 2

Before you can get planning permission for a road or new building, you must make sure there is no evidence on the site that will be lost forever. This is called rescue archaeology.

Question 3

Rescue archaeology example

Answer 3

Before the M3 motorway was built in Co. Meath, a total of 126 sites between Clonee and Kells were excavated.

Question 4

Accidental archaeology

Answer 4

Sometimes archaeological sites are discovered purely by accident. For example, a farmer ploughing a field might find something and report it, leading to a full investigation of the site.

Question 5

Accidental archaeology example

Answer 5

Ardagh chalice