Materials created during the time under study
Primary Source
A part or imprint of something that was once alive.
Fossil
The knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group
Culture
A tool used by an archaeologist
Trowel
To dig for artifacts
Excavate
The story of the past.
History
An object made by someone in the past
Artifact
Records of the past based on studies of primary sources
Secondary Source
The place where the excavating work of archaeology is done.
Site
The scientific study of people and things from the past
Archaeology