Living History by Polly Thompson- Part 1
This is the first post that will hopefully be followed by a few more by of archaeologist expert- Polly Thompson. Polly has previously written ' Funeral Rites - Viking Burial ' for us, and as that proved to be rather popular here w e are with some more. We hope you enjoy! ~ Mae and Esther Introduction: Our knowledge of history is gathered from many different sources. For instance: written records recorded events and oral traditions, embedded in the names of places and people. Our knowledge of prehistory, before written records are gained, come from visible remains such as cave art, portable objects, stone tools and of course fossils. The work of an archaeologist is to uncover the palimpsest of human activity. To work over varying periods of time to investigate areas where humans have left visible tangible signs of their activities in the landscape. This work is important through all historic ages. You work as part of a team to record data from all aspects of an ...