Archaeology


 
 
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Archaeology

Archaeology: it is the study of the remains of human life in the past. They were many other things that were made and used in the past. Those who study these objects are called archaeologists. They study the remains of buildings made of stone and brick, paintings and Sculpture. They also explore and excavate (dig under the surface of the earth) to find tools, weapons, pots, pans, ornaments and coins. Archaeologists also look for bones of animals, birds and fish to find out what people ate in the past. Plant remains survive far more rarely if seeds of grain or pieces of wood have been burnt; they survive in a charred form.

Archaeology is the study of the remain of human life in the past. Archaeologists carefully excavate (i.e, dig up) places where ancient people lived. They collect and examine human-made objects like tools,ornaments, weapons , toys and pottery. Such human -made objects found at archaeological sites are called artefacts.

Artefacts provide vital clues to how people lived in the past.

Often these sites also contain human and animals bones and the seeds and remains of plants.studying such remains carefully,archaeologists can tell us what the people ate, what occupations they followed ,with whom they traded,what gods they worshipped , how they treated their dead.

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Archaeologists carefully excavate places ________________ .

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Archaeology it is the study of the remains of human life in the _______ .

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_____________ is called the study of the remains of human life in the past.

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