InformationalArticlebySandyMcKayHistorybySandyMcKaybSandyMcKayDetectivesPAIREDREADUncoveringthePastPAIREDREADUncoveringthePastSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotographyCredit:TheMcGrawHillCompanies,Inc.,RichardHutchings,Photographer,(inset)GarryBlack/Masterfile**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.WordCount:1,138**ComprehensionStrategy:SummarizeSkill:SequenceVocabularyStrategyProverbsandAdagesVocabularyarchaeology,document,eras,evidence,expedition,permanent,tremendous,uncoverELLVocabularyabandoned,excavate,recentContentStandardsSocialStudiesHistoryCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119181-9MHID:0-02-119181-6PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789QLM151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1ExploringthePast..........................2Chapter2ExcavatingaSite............................8Chapter3LearningfromthePast....................12RespondtoReading.......................15UncoveringthePast..............16Glossary/Index............................19FocusonSocialStudies...................20EssentialQuestionHowcanlearningaboutthepasthelpyouunderstandthepresent?bySandyMcKayHistorybySandyMcKaybSandyMcKayDetectivesWhatdidpeoplewear1,000yearsago?Whatdidtheyeat?Howdidtheytravel?Archaeologistslookforanswerstothesequestions.Archaeologyisthestudyofhowpeoplelivedinthepast.Archaeologistsfindandstudyartifacts,orobjectsfromthepast.Artifactscanbetheremainsofhousesorotherbuildings.Artifactscanbetoolsorpottery.Artifactsprovidecluesthathelparchaeologistslearnaboutthepast.Archaeologistsaredetectiveswhotrytointerpret,orunderstand,theclues.Chapter1ChapterCha...
