1. Archaeology in History
What can we learn from a Bag o’ Bones???

2. Prehistory Prehistory:
BEFORE the invention of writing; about 5,000 years ago

3. The EARLIEST HUMANS The earliest humans appeared during prehistory
How do we know what the earliest humans were like?

4. Archaeology Archaeology: The study of the remains from the past
Fossils or artifacts

5. SO WHAT is a Fossil? What can be learned from fossils?
Size, age at death, gender, how long ago…

6. So what is an artifact? ARTIFACT:
Hand-made object or anything made by a human

7. So what is an artifact? What can be learned from artifacts?
People’s dress, occupation, method of worship