Archaeology Summer Preparation
Archaeology is the study of human activity in the past. (We don’t do dinosaurs- just humans.)
Get a broad understanding of the chronology of human activity. Find the dates and key
features of the following time periods in Britain by playing The Ages of Treasure Game on
the BBC website.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/timelines/treasure/index_embed.shtml
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Roman
Saxon
Viking
Norman
Unit 1 Archaeology of Roman Religion
Find out the meaning of the following words;
Syncretism
Reciprocal
Polytheism
Animism
Ritual
Extension: Do some research on the Gods worshipped by Romans- Which gods were the
most important?
Unit 2- Archaeological techniques
This unit looks at the methods archaeologists use to uncover the past- watch a Time Team
episode on 4OD and make brief notes on the methods used for example– Historical sources/
Geophysics/ Excavation techniques/ Analysis of finds/ Dating methods.
Still want to know more? This website has loads of Archaeology videos that explain key
terms http://archaeosoup.com/
Any questions- email me- Suzanne.Hart@havant.ac.uk