20 questions
The arrowheads are shaped by flaking chips from _.
scale
flint
artifacts
The _ used facts and evidence to solve the mystery.
paleontologists
forensic scientist
The snow and ice of the _ slowly moved down the slope.
sarcophagus
glacier
The science of _ studies past human life and culture.
hieroglyphs
artifacts
archaeology
The _ on the Rosetta Stone helped researchers learn to understand the language.
scale
artifacts
hieroglyphs
His best drawing was a model of a car drawn to _.
hominin
scale
The mummies' remains were found in a decorated _.
artifact
sarcophagus
The cave contained many ancient _ and bones.
hieroglyphs
artifacts
The human-like skull and bones belonged to an extinct _.
hominin
artifact
The dinosaur bones are fossils studied by _.
forensic scientists
paleontologists
An artifact is an object made by humans.
true
false
Paleontologists study the material remains of past peoples to learn about their lives and culture.
true
false
Archaeologists study historical records of early humans.
true
false
Archaeologists use a grid system to track the location of artifacts found a a dig site.
true
false
To archaeologists, even something as seemingly unimportant as a toothpick may be a clue to the past.
true
false
Early hominids lived in Africa 1.8 million to 6 million years ago.
true
false
The earliest known board game was found in ancient Egypt.
true
false
The Rosetta Stone enabled scholars to unlock the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphics.
true
false
Archaeologists have found no evidence that the Vikings arrived in the Americas 500 years before Columbus arrived.
true
false
People in 3100 BCE moved giant wooden posts to Stonehenge.
true
false