Study Guide – Chapter 2, Lesson 2 (pgs. 32-37)
The Big
Picture
1. What tools
do archaeologists use to do their work? List three
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A Discovery
in the Alps
2. What is the name of mountain range were the Iceman discovered and who discovered him?
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A Mystery
in the Ice
3. What artifacts (name 4) accompanied the Iceman? Just list them.
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4. What was the first item that gave the clue that the Iceman was an ancient man?
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Tools of
the Archaeologist
5. Why did the archaeologists rush to gather the Iceman’s things?
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6. Why did
they take photographs?
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Tools of
the Archaeologist (continued)
7. Why did
they draw a map of the find? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. What did
the flecks of wheat prove?
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9. What did
the pollen prove?
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Equipped
for Survival
10. What was the black fungus for?
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Examining
the Evidence
11. How do
they know that the Iceman was 35-40 years old at the time of his death?
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12. How long
was he buried in the ice?
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