Archaeology (Junior Cert History): Flashcards

Study of remains left by people in the past

Digging up ground to find remains

Save evidence before new construction

Extreme dryness or airlessness

Measures carbon-14 to determine age

Uses tree rings

How deep artefacts are buried

Studies pollen to understand what was growing at a site

Origins and ethnicity of people

Computer models to recreate faces from skulls

Sex, age, height, and diet

Protecting & preserving historical objects to prevent decay

Analyzes ground for artefacts and structures