WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Archaeologists are interested in how people of the past lived, worked, traded with others, moved across the landscape, and what they believed. Understanding the past may help us better understand our own society and that of other cultures.

Detailed explanation-2: -Artifacts can tell us about the diet, tools, weapons, dress, and living structures of people who made and used them. Archaeologists wash, sort, catalog, and store recovered artifacts after bringing them back from the field. They analyze individual artifacts, but also may sort them into groups to see patterns.

Detailed explanation-3: -The archaeologist works to put these pieces together to create a picture of what life was like long ago. Artifacts are objects like pottery and tools that were made and used by people of the past. Archaeologists examine what material an artifact is made of, where it was found, and any artifacts found with it.

Detailed explanation-4: -Archaeology is the study of people and artifacts from ancient times.

Detailed explanation-5: -Archeologist-a scientist who studies past peoples and cultures by excavating and examining material remains as simple as an arrowpoint or as complex as the ruins of a prehistoric village. Archeologists study ancient cultures as well as recent historic occupations.