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Archaeologists

To find out what archaeologists do, follow some of the links below. You can download an Information Gathering Chart by clicking on the "download" links at the bottom of this page.
What is this archaeology stuff?
Tools archaeologists use.
The Land of Archaeology (from Simon Fraser University)
Finding and interpreting evidence.
Garbage-ology.
Dating the evidence.
Tree-ring dating.
Why is pottery so important to archaeologists?

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