InformationalArticlebySandyMcKayHistorybySandyMcKaybSandyMcKayDetectivesPAIREDREADUncoveringthePastPAIREDREADUncoveringthePastSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotographyCredit:TheMcGrawHillCompanies,Inc.,RichardHutchings,Photographer,(inset)GarryBlack/Masterfile**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.WordCount:1,326**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:978-0-02-118754-6MHID:0-02-118754-1PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789QLM151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1ExploringthePast..........................2Chapter2ExcavatingaSite............................8Chapter3LearningfromthePast....................12RespondtoReading.......................15UncoveringthePast..............16Glossary/Index............................19FocusonSocialStudies...................20EssentialQuestionHowcanlearningaboutthepasthelpyouunderstandthepresent?bySandyMcKayHistorybySandyMcKaybSandyMcKayDetectivesWhatdidpeoplewear1,000yearsago?Whatdidtheyeat?Howdidtheytravel?Archaeologistsarepeoplewhotrytoanswerthesequestions.Archaeologyisthestudyofhowpeoplelivedinthepast.Archaeologistslearnaboutthepastbyfindingandstudyingartifacts,orobjects,fromthepast.Sometimesarchaeologistsstudytheremainsofhouses,boats,orotherbuildings.Theyalsolookatsmallerobjects,suchastools,pottery,andpiecesofglass.Alloftheseobjectsarepiecesofevidencethathelparchaeologistslearnaboutthepast.Eachartifactisacl...
