Learn More About Archaeology
Have you ever wondered how scientists learn about people who lived thousands of years ago?
Archaeologists are the scientists who study people from the past. They find clues about how people lived by studying the tools they used, the kind of structures they built, and the environments they lived in. Here are a few short articles to help you understand what we do and how we do it!
The Public Archaeology Facility has certified Boy Scout Merit Badge Counselors on staff. We have structured the program so that it fulfills some of the requirements for the Archaeology Merit Badge. Some additional work must be completed following the course to successfully complete all badge...
Archaeology is part of a larger field called anthropology. Anthropologists are scientists who study all parts of human culture. This means anthropologists are interested in people from every place and time period in the history of the earth. When anthropologists try to understand why different...
Archaeologists do many different things as part of their jobs, so they need a large variety of tools to get everything done! An archaeologist's trowel and shovel are very well-known parts of the toolkit, but what about a compass? What about a toothbrush? How about a laser? Click here to learn about...
How do archaeologists know how old things are?Archaeologists do their best to understand as much as they can about a past culture, and that includes knowing when in time the culture was active. For more recent artifacts and cultures, it can be very easy to get an exact date for an artifact. Coins...
Every field of study has its own long list of words that are hard to understand. To make it easier to understand what we are talking about on the site, we have put together a list of archaeology words and phrases that you might see most often. There are many more terms than appear on...
Archaeologists have a lot of important things to think about while working in the field. We have to think about our reasons for working in the field and how we take care of the things that we find. Our job is to find evidence of past cultures and make sure that the objects and information we find...
There are many jobs that are connected to archaeology. Most people think of the field archaeologist carefully digging in the dirt, but archaeology has many areas of study and opportunities for work. We have put together a list of jobs that are connected to the study of archaeology.
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