How can we tell if an ancient person was tall or short?

• By their hair color
• By their shoe size
• By measuring their bones
• By their favorite food

Radiocarbon dating works because everything has a little bit of magic inside.

What can we learn from ancient skeletons about what people ate long ago?

• The size of their shoes
• What they watched on TV
• Their favorite dinosaur
• The types of food they ate

The word 'radio' in radiocarbon dating means you listen to music while dating objects.

Radiocarbon dating can help us learn about ancient people and their stuff.

Why might ancient skeletons have big, strong arm bones?

• They loved to swim
• They were really good at math
• They lifted heavy things often
• They played the piano

If you drop a radiocarbon date, it will break like a plate.

Why might some ancient skeletons have worn teeth?

• They ate a lot of candy
• They chewed tough food
• They didn't brush their teeth
• They had a sweet tooth

Some ancient skeletons are millions of years old.

Can skeletons tell us if ancient people were right or left-handed?

• Skeletons can't tell that.
• They wrote it on walls.
• Bone wear shows hand preference.
• They always used both hands.

What would an archaeologist find in an ancient Egyptian tomb?

• A mummy
• A robot
• A pizza
• A space helmet

Radiocarbon dating is a method used to find out how old dinosaur bones are.

What do archaeologists call things they find underground?

• Artifacts
• Stuff
• Treasure
• Garbage

Radiocarbon dating can be used to date an old piece of toast.

How can skeletons help us understand how tall ancient people were?

• By measuring their shoes
• By measuring their leg bones
• By measuring their hat size
• By measuring their feet

Radiocarbon dating is like baking a cake with carbon.

Carbon-14 is a type of candy you can eat.

How do archaeologists know how old something is?

• Guessing
• Using a calendar
• Radiocarbon dating
• Asking a wizard

Ancient skeletons can tell us what dinosaurs had for breakfast.

What can teeth in ancient skeletons tell us?

• They loved to chew gum.
• They never brushed their teeth.
• Teeth can show age and diet.
• They had braces.