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Question

how do archelogists learn about the past?

Answer 1

First they do a lot of research to find out all they can about an area and it's past inhabitants. They learn all they can about stuff such as culture, religion, military history, trade routes, family structure, language, geography, oral history, etc.

They may learn ancient languages so that they can translate obscure manuscripts or writings. Or they may learn several languages such as German or Spanish so that they can learn about early world exploration such as into Africa, South America, or North America.

Once they have learned all they can from the work of others, they will often do their own archaeological excavation to learn more or to prove their own theories such as why or when a particular city or culture or war occurred.

Carefully digging down through the dirt, rocks and debris they uncover the past and document EVERYTHING they find. They note what they found and precisely survey or measure the location and depth of everything.

Based on this careful study and excavation they can tell what events occurred and in what order.

For example, if they dig below the foundation of the ruins of an ancient city and find that it sits on top of a pile of broken rock, burnt wood and loose dirt. They might surmise that an earlier city had occupied this same spot, but that it had been destroyed by fire and that the current ruins were built on top of the destroyed city.

If their earlier research had discovered that some ancient historians or military papers had reported a battle between two cities in that area. They might be able to provide a better understanding of the battle and it's outcome especially if they were able to find burial places of warriors and/or their weapons in the ruined city.

It is almost like one of the current TV shows like CSI, but related to very old places. The more you know, the better you interpretation of the events and history and the better able to put an archaeological find into proper context of history and other cultures, etc.

Answer 2

There is a great book published by Rand McNally that has each of the 50 states per page and then double pages of the country by resources and other features. You will probably find it in your school library or local public library. You can also find some of these maps online. Try these keywords: "united states"+geography in Yahoo or Google Images.

Answer 3

Archaeology is the study of a culture from the remains of physical objects it has left behind. It s a kind of forensic science. One aspect of archeology is digging up things from under the ground. But it also entails studying historical texts and other records, such as myth and folklore. Archaeology is part science and part art. The science portion consists of finding things underground, preserving them, examining them, and so forth. The artistic portion consists of understanding and interpreting linguistic symbols, paintings, sculpture, etc.

Answer 4

By uncovering relics from the past, they are able to reconstruct the lives of our ancestors. They can often reliably spectulate on things like diet, housing, level of technology, and population size for a given site. They can provide a snap shot of previous inhabitants. It gives us a chance to reconstruct some of our collective past. This is particularly useful for people who had no written record.

Answer 5

Archaeologists learn from digging up bones and ruins of past civilizations. Much of it is common sense.

Answer 6

It is a combination of many things.

First they research and gather whatever history is known about whatever they are studying, and then they make estimates and calculations on where to look for physical evidence of the past. Once they have found physical evidence, they study it and conduct all kinds of tests.

Answer 7

they study the past and dig up fossils

Answer 8

They dig up old bones and stuff.

Answer 9

They study rocks and fossils.

Answer 10

comparative samples of before and after