M4 Vocab Crossword Puzzle

2. Looks to see if the document contradicts other known historical facts
7. When artifacts are found in rock or earth that is layered, the deeper layers hold the older artifacts
9. A term the encompasses all scientific pursuits related to living organisms
12. A type of radiometric dating used to determine an artifacts age
13. Looks to see if there are any direct eyewitness accounts or a secondhand report based on those eyewitness accounts
15. Using a radioactive process to determine the age of an item
17. The study of Earth's history as revealed in the rocks that make up the Earth
19. An unknown age
22. Looks at whether the document agrees with itself
23. The study of life's history as revealed in the preserved remains of once-living organisms
24. A new process or machine that makes life better or makes a job easier.

1. A Catalog that tells the average growth ring pattern for different regions of the world
3. When a critic looks at the base text and looks for corrections that may have been made to it in future copies
4. Science motivated by curiosity to understand
5. The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experimentation in order to formulate general laws
6. Restoring texts as nearly as possible to their original form
8. An official document that explains historical events
10. The study of past human life as revealed by preserved relics
11. Science motivated to use science to make something better
14. Objects made by people, such as tools, weapons, containers, etc.
16. The age of an artifact as determined by a date printed on it or a reference to the artifact in a work of history
18. process of determining if an object is older or younger than another object without knowing their specific ages
20. The process of counting tree rings to determine the age of a tree
21. Annual rings that appear inside the trunks of trees