Archaeology

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What is Archaeology?

● Archaeology is the study of

human history and
prehistory through the
excavation of sites and the
analysis of artifacts and
other physical remains.

Archaeologists

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Archaeologists are scientists
who study human history by
digging up human remains and
artifacts.

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They analyze:

○Human remains

○Settlements

○Fossils

○Artifacts

○Carbon Dating

Archaeological Sites

● Stonehenge

○ Located in England

(Europe)

○ Neolithic to Bronze

Age

Archaeological Sites

● Aleppo

○ Located in

modern day Syria

Archaeological Sites

● Jericho

○ Located in

ancient Judea

Archaeological Sites

● Catalhoyuk

○ Located in

Anatolia
(Modern
day Turkey)