Work of the Archaeologist

Tools
1. Trowel - scrape away soil
  1. Pick - loosen soil
    1. Sieve - filter soil - look for small objects
      1. brush - clean artefact
        JCB - remove topsoil
Date Objects
1. Drendrochronology
  1. rings on trees
2. Carbon 14 Dating
  1. the less carbon, the older item
3. Stratigraphy
  1. Deeper object burried = older
How site is choosen
1. Old document - something once there
2. Aerial photo
3. artefact discovered by accident
Site excavated
1. 1. Survey carried out
  1. 2. Geophysical survey - x ray soil
    1. 3. Test trenches
      1. 4. Aerial photos
        5. detailed plan - numbered squares - grid
        6. topsoil removed
        7. work begins
Discovered objects
1. Studied
  1. dated
    1. sent to muesum or university

Resource summary

	Created by Enda O Sullivan about 8 years ago