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In this Issue:
• Ask An Archaeologist • Archaeology Word Search •
• Talk Like an Archaeologist • The Making of An Artifact •
• Archaeology Scramble • Guess the Artifact •
Ask An Archaeologist
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Archaeology Word Search
ANCIENT
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Talk Like an Archaeologist
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The Making of an Artifact
Discovering the past is one big detective story. Archaeologists
search for buried clues. Find the path through the maze to learn
how the pot became an artifact for an archaeologist to find. Don’t
forget to colour in the artifact.
Archaeology Scramble
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is the study of soil layers.
Archaeologists use it to better understand the processes that created
the site. Each new layer of soil, or stratum, signals a different cultural
time period. Soil layers usually get older the deeper they go.
Guess the Artifact
Examine the features of this artifact to find clues to what it is and what
it was used for.
Answers to all the activities in this issue of
Archaeology: For Kids! will be posted
on our website March 5, 2012.