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Rowan |
Aug 1 2006, 06:13 PM
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what kinds of things do you find in the ancient garbage piles?
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Misty_Nikula_Ohlsen |
Aug 3 2006, 10:56 PM
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Well, yesterday when the archaeologists dug through the midden at Ainu Creek they found all sorts of fascinating things. For example, they found a lot of bones from land mammals, like foxes and bears, many types of birds, sea mammals, like sea lions, seals, sea otters and even whales, as well as other sea creatures such as cuttlefish, snails, sea urchins and various sorts of fishes. They also found a lot of artifacts that had either been lost or thrown away into the midden, like stone and bone points and other tools - they even found a wooden spoon and a bone harpoon point! By comparing what kinds of artifacts and bones are found at various levels, the archaeologists can make hypotheses about what kinds of tool-making technologies the people used and what kinds of foods they ate at certain times in the past. They can determine the time periods by collecting charcoal at the same levels as the artifacts and then using radio-carbon dating to find out how old it is.
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