ARCHAEOLOGY AND

EGYPTOLOGY
VOCABULARY UNIT 7
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1. Digger A person, animal, or machine that digs.

2. Paintbrush A brush used for putting paint on a surface or on a

picture.

3. Someone who studies the buildings, graves, tools,

Archaeologist and other objects of people who lived in the past.

4. Relic An object from the past, esp. one that has no

modern use but is often valued for its meaning or
importance in history.

5. Monument A structure or building that is built to honour a

special person or event.
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6. Mummy A dead body that has been preserved from

decay, esp. by being treated with special
substances before being wrapped in cloth.

7. Coffin A long box in which the body of a dead person

is buried or burned.

8. Pharaoh A king of ancient Egypt.

9. Sacrifice To kill an animal or a person and offer them to a

god or gods.

10. Carbon A method of calculating the age of extremely old

Dating objects by measuring the amount of a particular
type of carbon in them.