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CHUCK SPENCER, ARCHAEOLOGIST

Purpose: Read about Chuck Spencer, and answer the "interview" questions below in your journal.

JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT:

Pretend you are interviewing Chuck Spencer. Answer the interview questions in your journal by looking at the sites mentioned.

This photo above is on the website you are to explore!

1. Before you begin, what do you already know about archaeology? Have you ever seen photos or watched movies with archaeologists in them? Answer in 1-2 descriptive sentences.

2. [Go to "What is archaeology?"] In two sentences, explain what archaeology is.

3. [Go to "What does it take to be an archaeologist?"] What are two of the skills that it takes to be an archaeologist? Explain.

4. [Go to "How do you find a site to excavate?"] What does he often find at his site in Mexico?

5. [Go to "What's a typical day like on the dig?"] Chuck mentions that six operations go on at once. What are three of those operations?

6. [Go to "What's in your tool kit?"] Name three of the items he must carry in his tool kit. Why do you think these items are important?

7. [Go to "When you find an artifact, how do you decide what it is or how it was used?"] If Chuck doesn't recognize something he finds immediately, what does he do?

8. OPINION- Would you like to be an archaeologist? Explain why it would or would not be the job for you. Use information from the article to support your answer.

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