Across
- 3. Written and non-written items that can provide information about the past
- 5. An object made by humans
- 6. A personal viewpoint, or way of looking at and thinking about things
- 7. Stands for ‘before the common era’; which refers to the ancient historical period
- 8. A theory that tries to explain some aspect of the past. It can be tested against the evidence found in historical sources
- 10. The time before Christ’s birth; stands for ‘before Christ’
- 12. A one-sided opinion, which is usually prejudiced
- 15. All things that we value from the past, including events, traditions, places and experiences
- 17. Knowledge and understanding passed on through Aboriginal stories, song cycles, ceremonies, laws, dance and art
- 18. Stands for ‘common era’; which refers to the modern historical period
- 19. The layers of history: Distinct layers of material beneath the ground, built up over time, that provide information for archaeologists and geologists
- 21. The time and place, and how people thought and behaved, in which an event happens.
- 24. The time before recorded history
- 25. A person who studies or collects antiques or antiquities.
- 26. The study of the physical remains of the past- sources
Down
- 1. Information found within a source that proves or disproves something
- 2. A person who investigates the past by digging up objects left by earlier societies and civilisations
- 4. Someone trained to investigate and write about the past
- 6. Preservation refers to the act or process of protecting, maintaining, or keeping something in its existing state or condition
- 9. The process of restoring an artefact to its original state by removing what has been added by time, or adapting it to a new use that protects its cultural significance
- 11. Describes people and culture that originate in an area, rather than coming from another part of the world
- 13. The order in which events happened, from the earliest to the most recent
- 14. Source created in the time being investigated; this might include bones, stone tools, letters, newspapers, art or photographs; can usually be divided into written and archaeological sourcessource
- 16. The time from a civilisation’s invention of writing (3500 BCE) to the end of the western Roman Empire 476 CE
- 20. A building in which artefacts of historical interest are stored and exhibited for their preservation and conservation.
- 22. reconstruction of the past by people living at a later time; this can include books, articles and artworks as well as models, computer software and documentary
- 23. The study of the past from the invention of writing vs everything that happened in the past
- 25. Stands for the Latin ‘AD’, meaning ‘in the year of our Lord’