Prehistory By, Mr. Amster

Table of Contents Dinosaurs to Humans Cave Painting Activity Nomadic Survival Five Steps of the Archaeological Method The Archeological Method Project

QUIET Do Now!!! Pop Quiz Define the Following B.C.E. – Millennium – Decade – C.E. – Era –

Agenda Do Now Agenda Homework Prehistory Notes Vocabulary Sentence and Pictures

Homework Vocabulary 1 sentence and colorful picture for each vocabulary word Due Tomorrow!

Key Vocabulary #9 Prehistory – The time before written history. Historians – Recorders of the past. The first question they ask is, what happened in the past? archaeology – The study of past cultures and people through the objects they leave. Site – Any place that contains remains of past human activity. Excavation – The process of removing artifacts from the ground. Artifacts – An object made or used by people in the past. Ritual – A ceremony for a specific purpose. Anthropologists – Focus on human society and its development. Fossils – Traces of plants or animals preserved in rock. Shard – A broken piece of pottery found during an excavation.

Dinosaurs to Humans Over 60 millions years, the average temperature dropped almost 15 degrees. Early hominids began to walk the Earth. How do we know about life before writing? Paintings were found in caves dating back thousands of years and are all over the world. Humans were rarely drawn, usually only as stick figures below the head, while animals were more realistic These paintings leave lots of clues about life before writing Nearby animals – How people hunted? People’s behavior (and clothes) – Prepared for hunts/marriage/etc Caves provided artifacts including: Lamps (burning animal fat) Bits of rope Tools for painting and engraving.

Picture and Sentences Using your new vocabulary, you will write out a sentence using the word and draw a color picture to demonstrate the understanding of the word. Finish in class due tomorrow

Do Now! Practice reading your sentences with your partner and show your pictures. When you are done, quiz each other

Homework Finish Cave Painting Due Tomorrow

Cave Art Assignment People are getting to know you. It is times to leave behind your own mark on history. You will create your cave painting that describes you. In the middle of the paper, draw your best self-portrait. Other picture examples include but are not limited to: Family – Favorite Food – Favorite Sport/Activity You must have AT LEAST 10 PICTURES. You may use colored pencils, markers, or pens Put your name and class section on the back. Due Tomorrow!!!

Do Now! Take out your cave paintings and share it with your partner. Practice being anthropologists and using the pictures your partner has drawn, identify what kind of person they are. After you have each gone, hand in your work (REMEMBER TO HAVE YOUR NAME ON THE BACK!!!)

Agenda Do Now Agenda Homework Daily Notes Activity

Nomad’s Survival Archeologists realized that some caves had unique sculptures. Two reasons for clay sculptures of two bison: Tribes territory Coming of age ceremony (foot prints found) The earliest fossils show life began in Africa. These hominids were nomads. Spears were made from reindeers antler bone. Decoration thought to bring protection. Hunted mammoths, bison, etc

Two Bison found in France 10,000 to 14,000 years ago

Marking Your Territory It is time to mark your territory (your desk) You will use the paper assigned to create your own cave marking (only drawing, no writing) to differentiate your desk from the others in the room. With each section, your cave will develop. This is similar to your cave painting… Group 1 – Only pencil Group 2 – Only colored pencils Group 3 – Pencils or color pencils Group 4 – Markers

Do Now! Look at your cave’s markings and be prepared to talk about what this should say about your tribe.

Agenda Do Now Agenda Homework Steps of the Archaeological Process

Homework “How to be an Archeologists” Due Monday Create a booklet cover page that will make a reading want to read on. Must include: Title Picture Name, Section (No date) Due Monday

The Archaeological Method

What is the Archaeological Method? It is a list of five steps that modern archeologists follow to ensure that their dig will be successful. The five steps are background research, the excavation process, analysis of findings, publication, preservation

Step 1: Background Research Background research requires the archaeologist to find out as much information about the topic BEFORE any digging ever even takes place. Why is this step so important???

Step 2: The Excavation Process In this step the actual digging takes place. A permit is required and the site must be carefully surveyed to make sure it is safe to dig. Equipment must be brought in as well as a group of workers who each have a clearly defined role

Step 3: Analysis of Finding For every hour the archaeologists spends during excavation, he/she spends an average of ten hours in the lab analyzing their findings. In this step, the uncovered artifacts and fossils are carefully taken back to a lab for examination.

Step 4: Publication When the archaeologist has completed his/her analysis they must document their findings. They must share their analysis by publicizing their findings

Step 5: Preservation It is essential that after the archeologist has successfully completed steps 1-4 he/she must then carefully preserve the artifacts and fossils they discovered.

Do Now! #14 How many steps are there in the Archaeological Method? What are they?

Agenda Do Now! Agenda Homework Archaeology How to Guide

Homework “How to be an Archeologists” Due Tuesday Create a booklet with a page for each step of the process. Each booklet should include Title Page Table of Contents Introduction (What is archaeology?) Five Steps of the archaeological Process (1 page each) Due Tuesday

“How to be an Archaeologists” Create a booklet with a page for each step of the process. Each booklet should include Title Page Table of Contents Introduction: What is Archaeology? Five Steps of the Archaeological Method Title with the step Picture showing the steps Explanation of step. Due Tuesday