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Investigating History & Otzi

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  • How many years is a millenium?
    1000 years
  • What is a secondary source?
    Something that is made after the events
  • what is stratigraphy in archaeology?
    The study of layers of soil and debris at an archaeological site
  • What is a primary source?
    Something that was made at the time
  • What does AD mean?
    'Annp Domini' - after death
  • What is the name of the container that Otzi's arrovs were stored in?
    A quiver
  • How many years is a decade?
    10 years
  • What does BC mean?
    Before Christ
  • What special tool was found with Otzi?
    An axe with a copper head
  • What does chronology mean?
    To list time and the order in which events occur
  • What was the name of the Alps Otzi was found in?
    The Otzal Alps
  • Where was Otzi found?
    On a glacier in the Alps
  • What is archaeology?
    The study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of artifacts
  • What does the study of Otzi tell us?
    About his life as a neolithic mace
  • Why is a grid system used in archaeology?
    To record the correct location of artifacts
  • How old did Otzi prove to be?
    5.300 years old
  • How many tattoos were found on Otzi's body?
    61
  • What does BCE mean?
    Before Common Era
  • What is the term for 100 years?
    A century
  • what does CE mean?
    'Common Era'