Archaeological Evidence
How historians use artifacts, bones, and plant remains to reconstruct the story of the distant past.
Key Questions
- 1What is the difference between an artifact and a fossil?
- 2How do archaeologists know the age of an object?
- 3Why are some materials preserved better than others?
CBSE Learning Outcomes
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