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This 25-word anthropology word search introduces students in Grades 5–7 to key terms in archaeological and ethnographic research. Hidden words include excavate, artifact, strata, and survey, covering excavation tools, methods, and documentation. Use it during an anthropology or social-studies unit on cultural research, as a science-class vocabulary warm-up, or as a template for similar fieldwork-themed puzzles.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
Anthropology
Grade Level:
5th – 7th Grades
Updated August 2023

Word List

  • ARTIFACT
  • BRUSH
  • CAMP
  • CATALOG
  • EXAMINE
  • EXCAVATE
  • EXPLORE
  • GRID
  • HAUL
  • HISTORY
  • PROJECT
  • RECORD
  • REMOVE
  • SCIENCE
  • SEARCH
  • SHOVEL
  • SIFT
  • SITE
  • STRATA
  • STUDY
  • SURVEY
  • TENT
  • TRAVEL
  • UNCOVER
  • DISCOVER

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