Archaeology

Archaeology – the scientific study of the remains of the past.

What are some remains from the past?

Archaeologist - a scientist who unearths the remains of the past

Archaeology site in Iowa

Archaeology site in Israel

Anthropology

• The science of studying the development of human cultures and behavior

Anthropologist

• A scientist who studies the behavior of humans.

Anthropologists study artifacts and fossils.

What can these fossils tell you about human behavior?

Hominid skulls

Hominid• A creature that walks on two legs.

Lucy a 3 million year-

old fossil of a hominid

Donald Johanson discovered Lucy

Prehistory – the history of humans before writing

Radiocarbon Dating

• All living things contain carbon 14 (radioactive)

• After death, carbon 14 slowly disappears• By measuring remaining carbon 14, scientists

can see how old a fossil is.• Accurate up to 50,000 years old.

Radiocarbon Dating

Louis and Mary Leakey

• Archaeologists• Made discoveries in Tanzania, Africa

Mary Leakey discovered a 2 million year old fossil

Louis and Mary Leakey

Olduvai Gorge

Timelines

• Before Current Era = B.C.• B.C. works as negative numbers• The year before A.D. 1 is 1 B.C.• 100 years before A.D. 1 is 100 B.C.• B.C. = “Before Christ”

Timelines

• Current Era = A.D.• A.D. 1 – A.D. 2013• There is no year 0• A.D. = anno Domini (the year of our Lord)

• NOW IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO DRAW ONE!