Question

Swetha is an archaeologist. She is trying to explain to her friend about how she studies the past. Which of the following statements can she use to describe her job?

• A. Archaeologists only study history from textbooks and the internet.
• B. Archaeologists dig in excavation sites to find old artefacts and then study these.
• C. Archaeologists give the artefacts that they find to museums.
• D. Archaeologists make use of secondary sources to write books about history.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

Archaeologists give the artefacts that they find to museums.

Archaeologists are the people who study about the past from the old artefacts that they find from excavation sites. These artefacts are mostly primary sources. After studying these artefacts, they give them to museums for everyone to study about the past.