Archaeology

• • Excavation involves digging up the ground to find these remains.
  • Reasons for excavation include:
  • Aerial photographs showing structures.
  • Research archaeology using old documents or maps.
  • Rescue archaeology to save evidence before new construction.
• Archaeology is the study of remains left by people in the past
• • Archaeologists follow steps like surveying, carefully removing soil, recording artefacts' locations, and transporting them to museums.
• • Brushes to remove soil delicately from any objects found
  • Sieves to ensure nothing is thrown away in the soil
• • Radiocarbon (carbon-14) dating: Measures the amount of carbon-14 to determine age.
  • Dendrochronology: Dating method using tree rings. (Using the unique growth patterns if tress rings)
  • Stratigraphy: Dating based on how deep artefacts are buried.
  • Pollen analysis: Studies pollen to understand what was growing at a site.
• • Geophysical survey: Analyzes the ground for artefacts and structures.
  • DNA testing: Reveals origins and ethnicity of people.
  • 3D reconstruction: Uses computer models to recreate faces from skulls.
  • Examining bones: Provides information about a person's sex, age, height, and diet.
  • Conservation: Protecting and preserving historical objects and structures to prevent decay.
• • Skin and hair - diet.
  • Teeth - age
  • pelvis - gender.
  • Thigh bone - height