Transcript Archaeology and Carbon Dating

Archaeology
Copyright © Clara Kim 2007. All rights reserved.
Archaeologist
•Studies human cultures
by :
•Analyzing Documents
•Studying Architecture
•Artifacts
•Human remains
•Landscapes.
Stonehenge
• Located in England
• Believed to have been built in 2200 BC
• One of the worlds most famous
prehistoric sites!
Carbon Dating
• Dating method that uses Carbon
(c14)
• Carbon naturally is released when
things decay
• Scientists use a scale to
determine how old something is
by measuring the carbon
• Can measure up to 60,000 years.
Pictures Cited
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Slide 1 - http://media.hamptonroads.com/media/content/pilotonline/2006/11/dtburials1a.jpg
Slide 2 - http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/f/fc/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Last_Crusade_A.jpg
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Slide 3 - www.aboutstonehenge.info
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Slide 4 - http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/7/a/i/Stonehenge-lge4.jpg
Slides 5 to 10 – My personal pictures
Slide 12 - http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/c/carbon_dating_gifts.asp