Archaeologist: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Archaeologists can learn what people ate long ago by finding tiny bits of old food and bowls in the soil.
Through history
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Long ago
People have dug up old things to learn about the past for a very long time. Careful digging like this became a job for scientists.
Tools of the trade
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Soft brush
A soft brush gently sweeps dirt off old pots and bones so nothing gets broken.
A day in the job
- MorningThe team meets, puts on hats and gloves, and kneels down to start digging slowly in the square hole.
Words to know
- Trench
- A trench is a long, narrow hole dug in the ground so archaeologists can see the layers of soil and what is inside them.
Quiz time
Archaeologists study stars.
Archaeologists write down exactly where each thing was found.
Archaeologists can learn how people built homes by studying old things they left behind.