1. Archaeology

2.  Take out your vocabulary sheets.  What is archaeology? Why might people who do this for a living be careful in their work? (Hint: turn to page 9 of your textbook to look at archeology)

3.  In this chapter, you will discover ways in which scientists study the lives of early humans.  You will learn how early humans depended on each other and their environment for survival.

4.  How do people today learn about the distant past?

7.  Studies things earlier people left behind, such as campsites, shelters, other buildings  Artifact examples: art, clothing, pottery, tools, weapons  Fossil examples: animals and humans  Research leads to theories

8.  Scientists excavate archaeological sites by digging up artifacts and fossils.

9.  Tells how much carbon remains in something that was once alive.

10.  Write the significance of each of the following tools an archaeologist uses:  Notebook  Shovel  Brush  Pick  Radiocarbon Dating

11.  List 3 things that you learned today about archaeology