archeology

• Excavation


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


  A photograph taken of the ground from an elevated position, for example from a helicopter or drone
• Radiocarbon dating


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


  Of the Middle Stone Age
• Hunter-gatherer


  Someone who hunted animals for food and gathered berries and nuts
• Geophysical survey


  A survey of what's underneath the ground, like an x-ray of the ground
• Neolithic


  Of the New Stone Age
• Pollen analysis


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


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


  A method of dating that uses the unique growth patterns of tree rings as a guide
• Iron Age


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


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