InformationalArticlebySandyMcKayHistorybySandyMcKaybSandyMcKayDetectivesPAIREDREADUncoveringthePastPAIREDREADUncoveringthePastSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotographyCredit:TheMcGrawHillCompanies,Inc.,RichardHutchings,Photographer,(inset)GarryBlack/Masterfile**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.WordCount:995**ComprehensionStrategy:SummarizeSkill:SequenceVocabularyStrategyProverbsandAdagesVocabularyarchaeology,document,eras,evidence,expedition,permanent,tremendous,uncoverContentStandardsSocialStudiesHistoryCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119127-7MHID:0-02-119127-1PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789QLM151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1ExploringthePast.....................2Chapter2ExcavatingaSite......................8Chapter3LearningfromthePast...............12RespondtoReading..................15UncoveringthePast...........16Glossary/Index.......................19FocusonSocialStudies..............20EssentialQuestionHowcanlearningaboutthepasthelpyouunderstandthepresent?bySandyMcKayHistorybySandyMcKaybSandyMcKayDetectivesChapter1ChapterChapterExploringthepastWhatdidpeoplewear1,000yearsago?Whatdidtheyeat?Archaeologistsarepeoplewhotrytoanswerthesequestions.Archaeologyisthestudyofhowpeoplelivedinthepast.Archaeologistslookatobjectsfromthepast.Theymightlookattheremainsofhousesorotherbuildings.Theymightlookatoldtoolsorpottery.Alloftheseobjectsarepiecesofevidence.Archaeologistsaredetectiveswhotrytofigureoutwhattheevidencemeans.22Archaeologistslearnaboutthelivesofpeopleinthepast.AaronRoethPhotographySmallpiecesofevidencecanteachu...
