The Historian And Archaeologist Definitions

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History

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The study of the past

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Source

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Something that gives us information or evidence about a person, place of thing in the past

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Prehistory

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The period of time before writing was used

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Archaeology

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The study of the remains left by people in the past

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Archaeology

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The study of the remains left by people in the past

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Historical consciousness

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Being able to place ourselves in past human experiences, linking the past, the present and the future

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Historian

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Someone who is an expert in history

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Cross checking

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When more than one source is used to make sure the importation is correct

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Archaeologist

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Someone who investigates places and objects left by people in the past

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Historical repository

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A place where evidence of the past can be stored and maintained

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Archive

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A place that catalogues and stores a collection of written and other sources of information

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Museum

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A place that collects and displays objects for public education and appreciation

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Primary source

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A source from the time in question, a first-hand account of what happened

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Secondary source

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A source from a later date, after the time in question

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Artefact

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A man made object

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Census

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An official survey of a population

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Autobiography

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An account of a persons life written by the person themselves

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Biography

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An account of a persons life written by someone else

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Accuracy

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Judging how correct the information you are using is

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Bias

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When an account is not balanced, but unfairly favours one side

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Handling box

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A box containing replicas of artefacts, so that anyone can examine them without damaging the original

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Exaggeration

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When something is represented as better or worse than in it actually is

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Reinterpretation

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To see something in a new or different light

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Chronology

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Putting events into the sequence in which they happened

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Tactile source

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A source that can be touched

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Propaganda

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Information that has been designed to influence the attitudes and behaviours of the general public

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Excavation

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When archaeologists dig up the ground to find evidence left by people in the past

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Aerial photograph

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A photograph taken of the ground from an elevated position (eg. Helicopter, drone)

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Radiocarbon dating (carbon dating)

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A method of dating based on the falling levels of carbon-14 in tissue over time

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Mesolithic

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Of the Middle Stone Age

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Hunter-gatherer

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Someone who hunted animals for food and gathered berries and nuts

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Geophysical survey

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A survey of what’s underneath the ground (like an x-ray of the ground)

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Neolithic

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Of the New Stone Age

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Pollen analysis

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The study of pollen remains to find out what was growing at a site during a particular time period

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Stratigraphy

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A method of dating artefacts and evidence by how deep in the ground they were when found

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Dendrochronology

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A method of dating that uses the unique growth patterns of tree tings as a guide

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Iron Age

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The period of time when people made tools and weapons from iron

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Iron Age

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The period of time when people made tools and weapons from iron

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Conservation

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When historic objects are protected and preserved so that they do not decay