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Post by geegeefox on Nov 12, 2007 22:49:47 GMT -5
North American archeologists generally study two time periods. "Prehistoric" archeologists focus on the Native American past up to the time of contact with Europeans. "Historical" archeologists work from the time of European and Native American contact to the present. Archeology can be done either on land or under water and it involves a scientific process of removing accumulated layers of sand or soil. In the United States most archeologists are trained in university programs of anthropology. Anthropology is the study of man in all times and in all places. Archeology is a sub-discipline that uses material remains to study people and cultures of the past. By the way, archeologists do not dig up dinosaurs; that is done by paleontologists!
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