Transcript Adventures in Archeology

By Mr. McGuire
Join Frank in exploring different
Fields of History!
What is the study of the past?
History
History is the study of the past
Prehistory
Permanent Records
Primary Sources
Artifacts
Secondary Sources
Forms of History
Prehistory
A time in history before information
was written down or recorded
permanently.
Permanent Records
An item or way of recording
information for a long period of time
Cuneiform
Cave Art
Artifacts
Sources
Primary
Secondary
Primary Sources are items that are
“original” or the first of its kind.
Secondary sources are copies or
duplicated form of an original item
Examples:
Examples:
The actual pyramids in Egypt
A picture of the pyramids in Egypt
on a book
People who study the past
 Historian
Archeologist
Anthropologist
Paleontologist
Geologist
Historian
Definition:
A person who studies the past trying to
give an objective interpretation of it.
This area is more general
Archeologist
Studies the past by using artifacts to
discover clues to ancient civilizations and
mysteries.
Anthropologist
Studies the past by looking at the culture
of a specific group or civilization
Paleontologist
Studies the past by examining fossils to
discover and reconstruct the past
Geologist
Studies the past by examining rocks and
minerals to identify climate and other
natural patterns of the past
Why are they important?
What do you think???????????
Here are a few ideas
1) Helps us understand who we are today,
by knowing where we come from.
2) Insights to how the ancient cultures
worked and functioned, so we may apply
this information to ourselves.
3) Because it is fun to learn about.