1. Archeology is a specialized set of techniques for reclaiming, describing, and explaining past culture. It is the study of the past life and culture of humans.

2. Yes. It can supplement written information, or supply information where there is no written information.

3. Manuscripts: letters; diaries; newspapers; maps; other printed materials; art; architecture; antiques.

4. Examples of things made of metal, stone, wood, paper, cloth or bone provided by students.

5. Buttons, guns, ammunition, needles, teeth, bones, eating utensils. Other examples provided by students.

6. Excavation: To expose or unearth by digging for the purpose of supplying information.
Artifact: Those things made or modified by humans for their use. A cultural specimen.
Site: An archeological site is an area of location containing the material remains or traces past cultural activities that form a distinct unit of archeological study.
Dimension: The physical size (length, width and thickness) of an object or feature.

7. Lack of materials (wood); conserve heat and materials by living together; build a sense of teamwork and family, which was important in developing a cohesive army.

8. The size is approximately correct and the entrance is opposite the fireplace. Washington does not mention using stones for fireplaces, but rather logs lined with clay.

9. The bones tell us they ate pork and beef.

10. Axes, bayonet, musket flint, musket ball.

11. Axes could have been used to chop down trees to build huts, to cut firewood, to clear areas for building. The bayonet is used as a weapon on the end of the musket. The musket flint is used to create sparks when it is struck against steel, to set off the musket.

12. They were probably originally of poor quality.

13. The upright posts were used to support the bunks on both sides of the hut. (Approx. 12 bunks.)