How did the dinosaurs die? We think they got extinct because of a meteor crashing to the earth! Ella and Louis
Some archaeologists get very grumpy when someone asks them about dinosaurs… but I love them so I don’t mind.
As far as I know a meteorite is the latest theory to explain how the dinosaurs died out, but it wasn’t just the meteorite strike, even though that was catastrophic. It is thought that the dinosaurs were already under pressure from climate change (which changed the weather patterns) and that the impact of the meteorite pushed them over the edge. But I’m not a palaeontologist! And it’s palaeontologists who study dinosaurs and fossils.
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I live near Pontefract in Yorkshire. Recently near where I live some builders making houses found a grave with Roman soldiers in. My grandad was talking to one of the builders and he said they still had their armour on. Did this happen often? Charlotte Wilson (9)
This does sound unusual as armour was normally re-used or recycled, although there are a few examples of this practice in Roman Britain. It sounds like a remarkable […]
What do you do when you find artefacts?! Do you put them in a museum, sell them in an auction, or just keep the items? Rukiye Shahla Babaoglu (9)
Hi Rukiye, The artefacts we find are carefully cleaned and catalogued, before being sent to specialists to study. These specialists can include people who are experts in particular […]
My 10yr old daughter wants to be an archaeologist and is mad keen on history. Can you recommend any books for someone her age? Oliver Marshall
There are loads of good books about archaeology for young people. A good general starting point is The Usborne Introduction to Archaeology by Abigail Wheatley It has loads […]