Across
- 4. Dating an artifact by comparing it to another dated artifact; this method is just an educated guess
- 5. An account of an event from someone who saw the event or participated in the event
- 6. A period of ten years
- 7. This dating method dates objects that were once living by measuring their radioactivity
- 9. The place where archaeologists find artifacts
- 12. Any study of the past is called...
- 15. History textbooks, websites, and encyclopedias are examples of this method of learning about history
- 16. This scientist studies millions of years of human history by finding artifacts
- 17. A period of 100 years
- 20. The study of man-made things from the past
- 22. This scientist studies billions of years of life on earth by finding fossils
Down
- 1. The letter B.C. with a date mean...
- 2. The most accurate dating method used in archaeology; dates only volcanic deposits
- 3. A distinct layer/bed of rock or sediment found within a mound
- 8. Man made objects from the past
- 10. Marked by the letter c. with a date this term means an estimated date.
- 11. What archaeologists call an ancient garbage dump
- 13. Dating an artifact by what strata or bed of a mound it is found in (deeper = older)
- 14. This suffix means "the study of" or "the science of"
- 18. A once living organism that has been turned to stone or preserved in stone
- 19. Layers of living piled up on one another forming a rise in the land
- 21. A long period of time marked by a single important cultural feature