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A two-handled narrow-necked jar for

1 Amphora /ˈæmfərə/
oil, wine, etc.

Remains or relics, such as statues,

2 Antiquities /ænˈtɪkwɪtɪz/ buildings, or coins, that date from
ancient times.
3 Archaeologist /ˌɑːrkiˈɒlədʒɪst/ People who practise archaeology.

4 Artefacts /ˈɑrtəˌfækt/ Human-made objects.

 The study of material remains to learn
5 Archaeology /ˌɑːrkiˈɒlədʒi/
about past human experiences.

A tool with a blade on a handle, used

6 Axes /ˈæksiːz/
for hewing, chopping, splitting, etc.
7 Bones /boʊn/ Different parts of the skeleton.

A hand-held instrument of bristles and

8 Brush /brʌʃ/ a handle, used for painting, cleaning,
grooming, etc.

A recipient that people used for saving

9 Ceramics /sɪˈræmɪks/
food and water.
 A deposit under the ground divided in
10 Coated /ˈkəʊtɪd/
layers.

An object, piece, or feature intended to

Copper /ˈkɑpɚ/ add beauty to the appearance of
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ornament /ˈɔːrnəmənt/
decoration made with copper.

The science of arranging time in

12 Chronology /krəˈnɑlədʒi/ periods and figuring the dates and
historical order of past events.
 Any of several techniques, such as
radioactive dating, dendrochronology,
13 Dating /ˈdeɪtɪŋ/ or varve dating, for establishing the age
of rocks, palaeontological or
archaeological specimens, etc.

(Dendrochronology)

The place that are studied by

14 Deposit /dɪˈpɒzɪt/ archaeologists since they are ancient
places, usually buried.

15 Testing soils /ˈtɛstɪŋ//sɔɪl/ A trial of the quality of the ground.

16 Dig, dug, dug /dɪg/ /dʌg/ /dʌg/ Excave.

An area in which excavating has been

17 Excavation /ˌɛkskəˈveɪʃən/ done or is in progress, as an
archaeological site.
 A journey made for a specific purpose,
18 Expedition /ˌɛkspɪˈdɪʃən/ for example, for studiying an
archaeological site.

A plunger that strikes the cartridge

19 Firing pin /ˈfaɪərɪŋ//ˈpɪn/
primer, igniting the propelling charge.

20 Grave /ˈgreɪv/ Any place where a dead body rests.

 He words, characters, or letters
21 Inscription /ɪnˈskrɪpʃən/
inscribed on a surface.
 A place with equipment to conduct
Laboratory /ləˈbɒrətəri/ scientific experiments or tests, or in
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which to manufacture chemicals,
medicines, or the like.
 A person who takes artefacts by
23 Looter /ˈluːtər/
dishonesty, force, stealth, etc.
 A stone of great size, esp. in ancient
construction work, as the Cyclopean
24 Megalithic /ˌmegəˈlɪθɪk/
masonry, or in prehistoric Neolithic
remains, as dolmens or menhirs.
 A tumulus or other raised work of earth
25 Mound /ˈmaʊnd/ dating from a prehistoric or long-past
period.

A cemetery, esp. one of large size and

26 Necropolis /nɛˈkrɒpəlɪs/
of an ancient city.
27 Peoples /ˈpipəls/ The varieties of civilizations.

Buildinga tool for grinding substances

28 Pestle /ˈpɛsəl, ˈpɛstəl/ in a mortar, usually having a heavy,
rounded end.
 A large pick or mattock
29 Pickaxes /ˈpɪkæks/
used to break or strike stones.

30 Pillage /ˈpɪlɪdʒ/ To steal goods e from an excavation.

31 Planning /ˈplænɪŋ/
 A drawing made to represent the top
view or a side view of a structure or a
machine, as a floor layout of a building.

A container made of baked clay, metal,

32 Pots /pɑts/ etc., used for cooking, serving, and
other purposes.
 Mining to search or explore an
33 Prospecting /prəˈspɛktɪŋ/
archaeological site, as for planning.

Radiocarbon
34 /rā′dē ō kär′bən/ Dating using carbon 14.
chronology

A report, list, or collection of known

/v. rɪˈkɔrd; n., facts about someone's past actions or
35 Records
adj. ˈrɛkɚd/
achievements.
 Sarcophagus A kind of stone thought to consume the
36 /sɑːrˈkɒfəgəs/
flesh of corpses, used for coffins.

A small, round, shallow dish for

37 Saucer /ˈsɔːsər/
holding a cup.

A tool or device for cutting, typically a

38 Saw /ˈsɔː/ thin blade of metal with a series of
sharp teeth.
 A tool used for dividing solids from
39 Shaker screen /shā′kər//ˈskriːn/
liquids.

A hand tool made of a broad blade

40 Shovel /ˈʃʌvəl/ attached to a handle, used for taking up
or throwing dirt or other loose matter.

The area or exact plot of ground on

41 Site /ˈsaɪt/ which anything is, has been, or is to be
located
 The process by which sedimentary
particles become separated according to
42 Sorting /ˈsɔːtɪŋ/
some particular characteristic, as size or
shape.

43 Stone axes /stoʊn/ /ˈæksiːz/ A blunt axe used for cutting stone.

/stoʊn/ The hard substance, formed of mineral

44 Stone
matter, of which rocks are made.
 Archaeologyan artificial mound
consisting of the accumulated remains
45 Tell /tel/ of one or more ancient settlements
(often used in Egypt and the Middle
East as part of a place name).

Wealth gathered, especially in the form

46 Treasure /ˈtrɛʒər/
of precious metals, money, or jewels.

A system of such excavations, with

47 Trench /trɛntʃ/
their embankments, etc.
 A tool having a flat blade with a
48 Trowel /ˈtraʊəl/ handle, used for depositing and
smoothing out mortar, etc.

Any of various similar substances, esp.

49 Wax /ˈwæks/ ones made up of hydrocarbons, fats, or
oils

A small cart for carrying and moving a

50 Wheelbarrow /ˈhwiːlbærəʊ/ load, supported at one end by a wheel
and pushed at the other by two handles.