archaeology. archaeology – the scientific study of the remains of the past
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Archaeology
Archaeology – the scientific study of the remains of the past.
What are some remains from the past?
Archaeologist - a scientist who unearths the remains of the past
Archaeology site in Iowa
Archaeology site in Israel
Anthropology
• The science of studying the development of human cultures and behavior
Anthropologist
• A scientist who studies the behavior of humans.
Anthropologists study artifacts and fossils.
What can these fossils tell you about human behavior?
Hominid skulls
Hominid• A creature that walks on two legs.
Lucy a 3 million year-
old fossil of a hominid
Donald Johanson discovered Lucy
Prehistory – the history of humans before writing
Radiocarbon Dating
• All living things contain carbon 14 (radioactive)
• After death, carbon 14 slowly disappears• By measuring remaining carbon 14, scientists
can see how old a fossil is.• Accurate up to 50,000 years old.
Radiocarbon Dating
Louis and Mary Leakey
• Archaeologists• Made discoveries in Tanzania, Africa
Mary Leakey discovered a 2 million year old fossil
Louis and Mary Leakey
Olduvai Gorge
Timelines
• Before Current Era = B.C.• B.C. works as negative numbers• The year before A.D. 1 is 1 B.C.• 100 years before A.D. 1 is 100 B.C.• B.C. = “Before Christ”
Timelines
• Current Era = A.D.• A.D. 1 – A.D. 2013• There is no year 0• A.D. = anno Domini (the year of our Lord)
• NOW IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO DRAW ONE!
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