The Historian + The Archaeologist

Question 1

History

Answer 1

Study of the past

Question 2

Source

Answer 2

Something that gives us info about the past

Question 3

Prehistory

Answer 3

Before writing

Question 4

Archaeology

Answer 4

Study of remains left by people

Question 5

Sources can be…

Answer 5

Secondary, primary, tactile, visual ect

Question 6

Where do historians find evidence

Answer 6

Museums, libraries and archives

Question 7

To judge a source you must be aware of…

Answer 7

Bias exageration + propaganda

Question 8

Bias

Answer 8

Favours 1 side

Question 9

Propaganda

Answer 9

Designed to influence the opinion of the public

Question 10

Excavation

Answer 10

When archaeologist dig up the ground to find sources

Question 11

How archaeologists find sites

Answer 11

Ruins of an old building
Aerial photography
Research archaeology
Rescue archaeology
Accident

Question 12

To excavate a site

Answer 12

Dig test trenches
Remove topsoil with shovels, trowels + brushes
Catalogue finds
Take photos
Store in labled bsgs/boxes

Question 13

Carbon 14 dating

Answer 13

The older the tissue the less Carbon 14

Question 14

Géographical survey

Answer 14

X-ray of the ground

Question 15

Pollen analysis

Answer 15

Study of pollen remains to find out what was growing there at 1 point

Question 16

Stratigraphy

Answer 16

Dating artefacts + evidence by how deep they are in the ground they were found

Question 17

Dendrochonology

Answer 17

Dating using the growth pattern of tree rings