‭𓀀‬‭VOCABULARY BANK‬‭𓁔‬

‭Extra (Score 9+)‬

t‭ o blow‬
t‭ o use a‬ t‭ o open‬ ‭to explore‬ ‭to uncover‬
‭someone’s‬
‭to excavate‬ ‭brush and a‬ ‭someone’s‬ ‭remote‬ ‭ancient‬
‭mind/‬‭to be‬
‭chisel‬ ‭eyes‬ ‭locations‬ ‭secrets‬
‭mind-blowing‬

‭to develop an‬ t‭ o fill in the‬

‭to shed light‬ t‭ o use‬
‭appreciation‬ ‭gaps in the‬ t‭ o publish‬
‭on the‬ ‭(radiocarbon-‬
‭for (ancient‬ ‭story (of‬ ‭analysis skills‬ ‭academic‬
‭mysteries of‬ ‭dating)‬
‭cultures/‬ ‭human‬ ‭journals‬
‭the past‬ ‭technology‬
‭civilisations)‬ ‭history)‬

‭Essential (Score 7 - 8.9)‬

(‭ n)‬
(‭ n)‬ (‭ adj)‬ (‭ adj)‬
‭(v) discover‬ ‭(n) clue‬ ‭(v) expand‬ ‭archaeologi‬
‭ iscovery‬
d ‭interesting‬ ‭curious‬
‭st‬

(‭ adj.)‬ (‭ adj)‬ (‭ adj.)‬

‭(n) mystery‬ ‭(n) explorer‬ ‭(v) hunt‬ ‭(n) treasure‬
‭ nexplored‬
u ‭famous‬ ‭ancient‬

‭𓀛‬‭THE DRIVE TO DISCOVER – VOCABULARY REVIEW‬‭𓀨‬

‭I.‬ ‭W hat goals, or aims, do archaeologists and explorers have?‬

‭ .‬‭fill in the‬
A
‭gaps in the‬ ‭C.‬‭uncover‬ ‭D.‬‭(pl. n)‬ ‭ .‬‭publish‬
H
‭ .‬‭(n)‬
B ‭ .‬
F ‭ .‬‭(adj)‬
G
‭story (of‬ ‭ancient‬ ‭archaeologi‬ ‭E.‬‭(v) hunt‬ ‭academic‬
‭treasure‬ ‭ iscoveries‬
d ‭curious‬
‭human‬ ‭secrets‬ ‭sts‬ ‭journals‬
‭history)‬

‭Well, as far as I can see, different archaeologists and explorers have a range of different goals.‬

‭For example, some groups just want to ____ for ____ – like ancient Aztec gold, or Egyptian‬

‭jewelry – so they can sell it for a profit.‬

‭But, quite often, scientists who investigate ancient historical sites, called ____ , feel very ____‬

‭about some mysterious, little-known period in history. So, they have a deep desire to ____ and‬

‭____ . Then, to show their ____ to the world, they normally ____ , or speak at major conferences.‬
 ‭II.‬ ‭W hat skills, knowledge and characteristics do archaeologists have?‬

‭E.‬ ‭using‬
‭A.‬‭use a brush‬
‭B.‬‭(v.) expand‬ ‭C.‬‭(v.) excavate‬ ‭D.‬‭(n) search‬ ‭radiocarbon-dat‬ ‭F.‬‭analysis skills‬
‭and a chisel‬
‭ing technology‬

‭I’m personally considering studying archaeology in the future, so I’d say the characteristics you‬

‭need are things like having a constant desire to ____ your knowledge about the past and never‬

‭giving up on the ____ for truth.‬

‭Regarding skills and knowledge, archaeologists need to ____ as well as other tools and machinery‬

‭to ____ historical sites without damaging any artifacts.‬

‭Once the objects have been dug-up, archaeologists then need to figure out what they are, which‬

‭requires ____ , as well as how old the relics may be. These days, that can be done by ____ .‬

‭𓁨‬‭CREATE YOUR OWN – TEST YOUR FELLOW ARCHAEOLOGISTS‬‭𓀫‬

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