Archaeologists

3. layer cake effect created by different soils placed on top of one another through environmental forces such as erosion and human impact such as grading.
5. clay artifacts; often pieces of broken and discarded plates and bowls.
8. branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
9. scientific investigation of the cultural remains of people in the past.
12. person trained in the field of archaeology.
13. term used by archaeologists which means dirt or earth.
14. context or location within a grid system; archaeologists use provenience information to detail where artifacts were located spatially in a given excavation.
15. photography-A photograph taken from an aircraft or satellite in flight.

1. area in which excavating has been done or is in progress as an archaeological site; the systematic removal of layers of earth.
2. history in the period before recorded events known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research, etc.; history of prehistoric humans.
4. structure rebuilt to resemble a closely as possible to the original.
6. source-an original fundamental and authoritative document pertaining to an event or subject of inquiry; a firsthand or eyewitness account of an event.
7. culture-Items used by people in the past that have been lost or discarded.
10. written record such as a letter, ledger, or contract that aids in understanding history.
11. small tool used by an archaeologist to scrape away dirt.