How do we find out about the lives of people who lived long ago? Archaeology helps us! Archaeologists study things people in the past left behind.
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It is not easy to find artifacts. Artifacts can get buried under dirt. Archaeologists carefully dig to find the artifacts. They research and plan first. They make maps to help them know where to dig.
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