Archaeology Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- archaeologist : a person who studies ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts
- decomposed : to rot, or decay
- secondary source : created after the fact, it is not original, a replica of something
- geography : the study of the earth and land forms.
- anthropology : the study of human culture and how it developed over time.
- primary source : an item that comes from that actual time period, someone who lived through the actual experience
- strata : the layering of soil over time
- archaeology : the study of people and cultures through the examination of artifacts
- prehistory : a time before written history
- fossils : remains of plant and animal life that has been preserved over time
- artifact : a man made portable object used by humans
- midden : piles of discarded objects, like trash piles, or piles of shells that people have left behind.
- feature : a non-portable object built by humans and for human use, like buildings
- decipher : to discover the meaning or to decode
- ancestors : a person you are descended from, your family from the past
- excavate : to dig up
- eco fact : organic materials found alongside artifacts on an archaeological site. such as bone, pollen, plants
