Details Title: Arch.,prehistory,Ice Age Description: Mr. Lagnese; Ancient History Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 10/09/2008 14:25:16		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Archaeology Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term algae Definition the oldest living things ever found are strands of.... Term pangea Definition all earth; 280 million yrs. ago all continents were massed togther. What was it called? Term archaeologists and other scientists Definition most of what we know about the ancients comes from the work of______ and _______________. Term choose a site Definition step 1 in the archaeological process Term assemble a dig team Definition step 2 in the arch. process Term zoologists, botanist, and geologists Definition natural scientists; a ________ studies zoology, a __________ studies plants, & and a ___________ studies rocks. Term lay out a grid Definition step 3 in the arch. process Term dig slowly and carefully layer by layer Definition step 4 in arch. system Term fossils ( also called remains) and artifacts Definition archaeologists record the ___________ or _________ of what they find Term destroyed Definition a site is actually being _______ as it is excavated Term find the age of fossils and artifacts Definition step 5 of the arch. process Term radioactive carbon Definition all living things contain ________ (it begins 2 decay at the time if death; works 4 fossils up to 70,000 yrs. old) Term dendrochronolgy Definition finds the age of wooden artifacts by analyzing the pattern of the tree rings on it (can go back as far as 8,000 yrs.) Term cross dating Definition compares artifacts of a known date to artifacts of an unknown date Term Ice Age Definition a long period of bitter cold and when huge sheets of ice covered part of the Earth's surface Term lower Definition the average temp. of the Earth was ___________ during an Ice Age. Term lakes Definition weight of glaciers caused depressions in the Earth's surface Term 300 Definition level of oceans was app. ______ ft. lower than it is today Term dry Definition there was more ______ land then there is now Term land bridge Definition ___________ connected some islands and continents