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What is Archaeology?
Today, archaeology is a
systematic and scientific
approach to collecting, classifying
and interpreting physical remains.
What is Archaeology?
History and archaeology are really about asking questions, not just
finding answers.
Archaeologist
Historian
Classifying
Artefact
Interpreting
Source
Evidence
Case Study
The Tomb of King Tutankhamun
If we look at one of the most spectacular
finds in the history of archaeology, the
discovery of the tomb of King
Tutankhamun in ancient Egypt, we can
see how historians and archaeologists
work to piece together the evidence.
The following is a list of evidence of the
tomb of Tutankhamun.
Case Study
The Tomb of King Tutankhamun
Write down which evidence would be studied by an historian and
which would be studied by an archaeologist.
Looking at Sources
Look at this list of familiar objects:
Opera House
A tombstone
Toilet seat
$2 coin
BBQ tongs
Parramatta Eels football jersey
Imagine that you have never seen these objects before, and have
uncovered them sometime in the future.
Looking at Sources
What can it tell you about the people who made and used it?
daily life
asks questions
draw conclusions
Pre-historians
Egyptologists
Classical Archaeologists
Near-Eastern Archaeologists
Historical Archaeologists
Industrial Archaeologists
Marine Archaeologists
Classical Archaeologists
Study the written and archaeological remains of ancient Greece and Rome.
Study sites, buildings and associated objects built and manufactured over the
last 300 years.
Marine Archaeologists
Study submerged buildings, shipwrecks, sea and lakebeds with the help of
complex scientific machinery and techniques.
What is it?
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Artefact 1
Artefact 2
Artefact 3
Artefact 4