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Archaeology

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.

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Archaeology

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  1. Archaeology

  2. Archaeology – the scientific study of the remains of the past.

  3. What are some remains from the past?

  4. Archaeologist - a scientist who unearths the remains of the past

  5. Archaeology site in Iowa

  6. Archaeology site in Israel

  7. Anthropology • The science of studying the development of human cultures and behavior

  8. Anthropologist • A scientist who studies the behavior of humans.

  9. Anthropologists study artifacts and fossils.

  10. What can these fossils tell you about human behavior?

  11. Hominid skulls

  12. Hominid • A creature that walks on two legs.

  13. Lucy a 3 million year-old fossil of a hominid

  14. Donald Johanson discovered Lucy

  15. Prehistory – the history of humans before writing

  16. 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.

  17. Radiocarbon Dating

  18. Louis and Mary Leakey • Archaeologists • Made discoveries in Tanzania, Africa

  19. Mary Leakey discovered a 2 million year old fossil

  20. Louis and Mary Leakey

  21. Olduvai Gorge

  22. 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”

  23. 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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