Archaeology:

Archaeology

What is an archaeologist?

Fossils and Artifacts

What is a site?

Finding a Site

Permission to Dig  

Grids and Labeling

Tools of the Trade

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Tools of the Trade

 

The tools they use are sometimes very simple. Tools can include trowels, brushes, spoons, dental picks, sieves, saws, dustpans, and wheelbarrows. 

Digging at a site is slow and careful work. Each grid must be searched very carefully.

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Civilizations for Kids:
Early Humans 
Mesopotamia/Sumer
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Ancient China
Ancient Africa 
Ancient Celts
Incas, Mayas, Aztecs