PPT-History and Archaeology What are the TOOLS and METHODS used by Archaeologists and Historians?

How do Archaeologists ANALYZE DATA and ARTIFACTS History What TOOLS do historians use to unlock the secrets of the past Artifacts Primary sources Secondary Sources Once all of the tools to unlocking the past have been collected and analyzed how do historians DRAW CONCLUSIONS about the past. heritage education program for anyone interested in . learning or teaching about our nation’s rich cultural . legacy and protecting it for future generations. to learn from and enjoy.. Mission. . American Historical Review. Comparative Studies in Society and History. Journal of American History. Journal of Modern History. Past & Present. Statistical tables and graphs per 1000 pages of articles: five top-cited history journals, 1945-2009. L/O – To define what history is and identify how it is produced . Starter Question. – What is ‘History’? What is the ‘Past’?. Philosopher. (loud and clear): Men cannot really know the past.. Monte Alban in southern Mexico. Learning Objectives. What are . advantages . of aerial archaeology?. What . platforms are used . for aerial archaeology?. What are soil marks, shadow marks, and crop marks, and how are they used to find sites?. What You Will Learn…. In this chapter you will learn how historians study the ancient world to unlock the mysteries of the past. In this photo a diver examines an ancient jar off the coast of Israel.. Japan’s next generation of archaeologists. OKAMURA . Katsuyuki. . (Osaka City Cultural Properties Association). SAKAI . Hideya. KOBAYASHI Seiji . (Nara University). 1. Who are ‘archaeologists’ in Japan?. The Basics. Adapted from the Texas Historical Commission’s document . How Archaeologists Work. What is archaeology?. The study of people from the past through artifacts. Archaeologists study pre-history or the time before written history. American Historical Review. Comparative Studies in Society and History. Journal of American History. Journal of Modern History. Past & Present. Statistical tables and graphs per 1000 pages of articles: five top-cited history journals, 1945-2009. Chapter 1, Lesson 4. Final Lesson. Objective. To learn what methods historians use to study the past.. What approaches do Historians use to examine past events?. Find patterns in past events. Look for causes and effects that explain how and why events happened. Excavation. The exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains. Yields the most reliable evidence of the two main types of information that archaeologists are looking at: human activity at a certain time and changes in that activity . . Chapter 1, Lesson 3 Slide 1. *How do archaeologists uncover the stories of early people?. *They search for and study artifacts and fossils. *Unlike other scientists, archaeologists often sift through the dirt in a small plot of land.. Site Form Archaeologists use a variety of tools when working on an excavation. You may already know what they are used for, but did you know that archaeologists use them while working to recover infor 1 The Job of the Historian. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN. At the end of this chapter you should understand .... What is history?. The work of the historian and the use of historical methods.. Different types of sources and evidence.. How does archaeological research help us understand the past?. This is the Rosetta Stone. It dates back to 196 B.C. You might just think it looks like a big rock with a bunch of random carvings in it. A closer look reveals that this stone is written in 3 different languages. .