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Archaeology/arqueología The Profession/la profesión

Archaeology/arqueología The study of the material remains of human cultures.The study of the material remains of human cultures. –Artifacts –written records –evidence of human structures and behaviors

Archaeologist / arqueólogo An archaeologist is a person who studies past human cultures by investigating different sites around the world. He/She looks for common things like cultura/culture.An archaeologist is a person who studies past human cultures by investigating different sites around the world. He/She looks for common things like cultura/culture.

Archaeology/ arqueología - Culture/ cultura Time and Land/tiempo y patria Time and Land/tiempo y patria Rules and values/reglas Rules and values/reglas Technology/tecnología Technology/tecnología Food/Fashion/Shelter/ comida/estilo Food/Fashion/Shelter/ comida/estilo Government/gobierno Government/gobierno Family/familia Family/familia Religious beliefs/fe en su religíon Religious beliefs/fe en su religíon Language/Alphabet/ idoma/alfabeto Language/Alphabet/ idoma/alfabeto Arts, Music, Dance/ arte, musica, baile Arts, Music, Dance/ arte, musica, baile Games and Leisure/ juegos Games and Leisure/ juegos

Archaeological Tools Archaeologists use different tools to search these sites. Some include items that you can find at a local Wal-Mart. Trowel/desplantador Trowel/desplantador - used for detailed work in a unit. whisk/escobilla A whisk/escobilla broom is used to clean the floors and artifacts off to get a better look at them tape measure/cinta metrica tape measure/cinta metrica - used for mapping and plotting units probe/sonda A probe/sonda is placed in the ground to determine if there are artifacts present.

Archaeological Tools screens/tamiz Archaeologists use screens/tamiz to sift through the soil and find artifacts shovel/pala A shovel/pala is used to dig and find the different strata.

Site Terms Excavation/excavación Excavation/excavación - is a site that has been found to have some artifacts of a human civilization; the area an Archaeologist works in. Stratigraphy/estratagrafía Stratigraphy/estratagrafía - The Layers of Earth the top is the newest layer and everyone below is sequentially older. Newest Layer 2003 Oldest Layer

Site Terms Floor Plan/planta Floor Plan/planta - is a grid that is drawn to show the location of artifact. It is based on the Grid System. Unit/unidad Unit/unidad - is a section of the grid system. Each one is marked and searched individually for clues of civilizations.

Site Terms Field Notes Field Notes - are notes taken by an archaeologist. They are used to prove the validity of his/her findings. Everything done and found must be written. Profile/perfil Profile/perfil - are drawing showing the artifact in context or as untouched as possible so as to show how it was found. Midden Midden - is an ancient trash heap. It is considered one of the most valuable finds because it can give information about more than one aspect of culture.