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Cactus Hill Archaeology
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Cactus Hill Archaeology
🏺 Part 1: Understanding Archaeology
1. What is archaeology?
The study of rocks and minerals
The study of past human life through artifacts
The study of modern cultures
The study of dinosaurs and fossils
2. Which tools do archaeologists commonly use? (Check all that apply)
Small brushes
Trowels
Hammers
Measuring tools
3. Cactus Hill is an important archaeological site located in which state?
North Carolina
Virginia
South Carolina
Maryland
4. Why is Cactus Hill significant to North American archaeology?
It contains dinosaur bones
It has some of North America's earliest artifacts
It was the first archaeological site discovered
It contains the most artifacts ever found
🔍 Part 2: Artifact Analysis
5. When archaeologists find a stone tool, what can they learn about early people? (Check all that apply)
What materials they used for tools
How they obtained food
Their exact age when they died
Their level of skill and technology
6. Describe two methods archaeologists use to carefully recover artifacts from the ground.
7. If you found a broken piece of pottery at an archaeological site, what three questions would you ask about it to learn about the people who made it?
💭 Part 3: Critical Thinking
8. Why is it helpful to study artifacts from places like Cactus Hill rather than just reading about history in books?
9. Imagine you are an archaeologist who just discovered a bone tool at Cactus Hill. Write a short paragraph describing what you found and what it might tell us about early people's daily life.
10. Complete this sentence: One new thing I learned about archaeology is _________________________, and one question I still have is _________________________?
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