Question

Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. anthropology the study of the human race 2. method time prior to the use of written records 3. prehistory the procedure of developing a chronology of arranging remains at a site that produces a consistent pattern 4. scientific method the procedures and processes by which we acquire information 5. seriation an orderly process or procedure 6. stratigraphy the branch of geology that studies the various layers of rock and soil

Answer 1

anthropology the study of the human race

artifacts objects made by humans that are unearthed by archaeologists

chronological order an arrangement of events in the order in which the events took place

contemporary concerning the present time

geology the study of the earth, especially its rock forms

method an orderly procedure or process; the regular manner of doing anything

prehistory time prior to the use of written records

scientific method the processes and procedures by which we acquire information

seriation the procedure of developing a chronology of arranging remains at a site that produces a consistent pattern of development

stratigraphy the branch of geology that studies the various layers of rock and soil