Hello, avid readers! Today has been spent inputing data into the computer for future crunching and chilling out with my new friend, Sue. Say "Hi", Sue.
Sue is a dinosaur, a Tyranasaurus Rex. And despite some popular beliefs, archaeologists do not study dinosaurs.
Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek: αρχαιολογία - archaiologia, from αρχαίος - archaios, "primal, ancient, old" and λόγος - logos, "study") is the science that studies human cultures through the recovery, documentation, analysis and interpretation of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, features, biofacts, and landscapes. Because archaeology's aim is to understand mankind, it is a humanistic endeavor[1].
Bioarchaeologists study human skeletal remains and mummies to answer similar questions as those of archaeologists, but they don't study dinosaur bones either.
However, paleotologists do study dinosaurs.
Hope you've enjoyed today's lesson. :)
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