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Flashcards by Zayn Bukhari, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Zayn Bukhari
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| Question | Answer |
| ARCHAEOLOGY | |
| ARCHAEOLOGY | The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains. |
| What is archaeology? | Archaeology is a discipline that is closely associated with history. |
| Who is an archaeologist and what do they do? | Archaeologists strive to investigate and preserve the finite and fragile clues of former cultures in order for us to understand our link to the past. They investigate historic as well as prehistoric sites. Archaeologists do not sell artifacts nor do they keep them for themselves. |
| What do archaeologist do a lot? | Much of the work of a archaeologist is fieldwork. |
| An archaeologist's team... | . diggers .draftspeople .surveyors .photographers .finds specialists .conservators |
| ...the tools they use | .brushes, small picks or hammers ect. .sifting screens .buckets to remove debris .notebooks, pencils, tags ect. .cameras .surveying equipments |
| What is Troy ? | Toy is an old city called THE KIAD. |
| Where is Troy? | Troy is on the coast of the Aegean Sea in modern - day Turkey. |
| Who discovered Troy? | Troy was discovered by the archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann. |
| When did he find Troy? | He found Troy between 1871 and 1890. |
| How big is Mohenjo-Daro? | It is approximately 250 hectares. |
| Why is dating important? | It is important it is material evidence that is important in both archaeology and history. |
| Relative Dating... | ...involves close examination of the objects context. |
| Absolute Dating... | ...is a more modern and precise form of dating material evidence. |
| Radiocarbon dating... | ...is one of the absolute dating techniques most widely used by archaeologists. |
| Dendrochronology ... | ...by comparing a sample from the same area with the chronology for that species, archaeologists can therefore date objects made of wood. |
| DNA anylasis... | ...is a molecule found in all organisms. |
| Analysing Strata... | ...is based on the principle that older strata are found underneath more recent strata. |
| What does DNA stand for? | it stands for: Deoxyribonucliec acid. |
| How is DNA anlysied? reason one | grinding up a biological sample. |
| reason two | using chemicals to purify the sample. |
| reason three | using a technique (PRC) that makes more of the DNA found. |
| reason four | using PRC again to attach dyes to the ends of individual DNA stands. |
| reason five | using a DNA sequencing machine to separate the dyed DNA. |
| What does PRC stand for? | polymerase chain reation |
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