Key Words Aerial photography use of drones or aircraft to photograph features on the ground Archaeology Artefact
the study of the past through material remains
Conservation Crop marks
Dendrochronology (Tree-ring dating)
Excavation Pollen
Post hole Prehistory
Radiocarbon dating (carbon-14 dating)
Rescue or salvage archaeology
Stratigraphy Survey
object made by people, e.g. sword, axe; historical sources of evidence the protection and preservation of ancient objects so that they do not decay patterns in the way crops grow that reveal underground features finding out the age of timber by studying the pattern of rings
(dig) – digging up the earth to look for historical objects (artefacts)
Geophysical survey using scientific instruments to find archaeological features under the surface of the ground
produced by plants, which helps archaeologists to find out what plants were growing, when forests were cleared and when farming spread
darkened soil patch where timber post has rotted away the story of the past before written sources
technique used to date ancient objects by measuring the amount of carbon
archaeological excavation undertaken before new developments (roads, buildings) take place
a method of dating objects where the oldest layers are at the bottom and the youngest layers are at the top
the examination and recording of an area (place) and its features