Archeology is simply the study of the past and learning how things lived, survived, interacted and eventually died. It is also the study of entire civilizations and cultures. A person who studies past life or more correctly the evidence of past life is known as an archeologist.  To learn about civilizations and cultures, archeologists go beyond just studying fossils. They also study items that are unearthed through archeological digs. These items include jewelry, utensils, weapons, clothing, pottery, building structures, agricultural methods, etc. All of these things are known as artifacts.... Show more

Archeology is simply the study of the past and learning how things lived, survived, interacted and eventually died. It is also the study of entire civilizations and cultures. A person who studies past life or more correctly the evidence of past life is known as an archeologist. 

To learn about civilizations and cultures, archeologists go beyond just studying fossils. They also study items that are unearthed through archeological digs. These items include jewelry, utensils, weapons, clothing, pottery, building structures, agricultural methods, etc. All of these things are known as artifacts. So the difference between fossils and artifacts is that fossils are the remains of once living things and artifacts are the remains of items living things used and/or created.

A quarry is a place where you can find lots of different types of rocks, sand, gravel and other aggregates to study. The word quarry actually means bath stone. It is often in quarries where fossils of long past plant life and animal life are found. Some quarries allow visitors to pick a couple of rocks and then crack them open to see what, if anything, can be found hidden inside them. 

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