MAKING HISTORY NEW TECHNOLOGY 6. Satellites – using radar which penetrates the ground
7. Rescue or salvage archaeology – in cities or new road projects before development goes ahead
8. Underwater survey – in seas, lakes and inland waterways
Can you match the explanations above (1 –8) with each of the explanations or pictures below? A
B
Find out more about the new technology archaeologists use to find sites.
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For an example of a geophysical survey, go onto YouTube and look up ‘Geophysical Survey Kerry County Museum’.
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p. 9 ❱ Finding Sites for Excavation F
We will investigate how archaeologists excavate sites in Chapter 2.
The Iliad is an epic poem by the ancient Greek poet, Homer, which tells the story of events in the Trojan War and the Greek siege of the city of Troy. It was written nearly 3,000 years ago.
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The Terracotta Army was discovered in March 1974 in China by farmers digging a well.
H
The Ardagh Chalice was found in the 19th century by a young man digging for potatoes near Ardagh, Co. Limerick.
