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Using this method, archaeologists
determine the date of artefacts by
counting
the layers of earth
Therefore,
the more
layers down the
object is, the older it is
These are known as artefacts
A method of dating based on the analysis of patterns of tree rings
Dating an artefact by measuring the amount of carbon-14 it possesses
An artefact is an object made by a human that is usually of archaeological interest
Once a site of interest has been found it is fenced off and divided into sections
These sections are numbered and lettered so that finds can be recorded accurately
ex: a spearhead was found at section C3
Archaeologists may dig anywhere that there is evidence of civilisation:
When an artefact is found it must be recorded, labeled, packed away and classified
It is then sent to a lab for testing
Archaeologists use a variety of tools while digging such as:
Historians study the past through written documents
(remember primary and secondary resources??)
but
archaeologists use non-written records to understand people from the past