[B] Archaeology

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archaeologist

[ ahr-kee-'ol-uh-jist ]

noun

- someone who studies the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects of people who lived in the past

The archaeologist carefully excavated the ancient site, hoping to uncover artifacts that could reveal more about the civilization's daily life.

civilization

[ siv-uh-luh-'zey-shuhn ]

noun

- human society with its well-developed social organizations, or the culture and way of life of a society or country at a particular period in time

The Mayan civilization built impressive cities and developed a complex system of writing long before Europeans arrived in the Americas.

excavate

[ 'eks-kuh-veyt ]

verb

- to dig a hole or channel in the ground, especially with a machine

The team worked hard to excavate the old ruins, hoping to find artifacts from the ancient civilization.

catalogue

[ ˈkætəˌlɒɡ ]

verb

- to record something

The museum staff will catalogue the new exhibits to keep track of everything in their collection.

scrape away

phrasal verb

- to remove something by scraping or rubbing it off

To prepare the old table for painting, you need to scrape away the old varnish first.

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Archaeology

COMPREHENSION CHECK 🧠 A. Directions: Identify if the statements are TRUE of FALSE. If the statement is FALSE, provide the correct answer.

COMPREHENSION CHECK

During the Middle Ages, Archeology first emerged in the 1400s.
Archaeologists focus on certain historical periods because history is a vast field.
A scientist can date an object by comparing it with the other objects that have been nearby.
All living objects have traces of radioactive carbon in them.
The objects that archaeologists discover are called artefacts.

B. Direction: Answer the following questions based on the article.

What is the most accurate method of finding out how old something is in archaeology?
What do you call the study of buildings and objects that people made a long time ago?
Who found the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings?
What was found inside the tomb?
In order to figure out the approximate age of artefacts, what did archaeologists do with them?

C. Direction: Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B.

A	B
1. civilization	a. protect
2. reconstruct	b. society
3. preserve	c. large
4. vast	d. appear
5. emerge	e. rebuild