Archaeology Crossword Puzzle

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