Archaeology

January 28, 1996
26 min
Season 4 - Episode 11: Archaeology

Season 4 - Episode 11: Archaeology

Archaeology - Episode 11

Overview

Archaeologists are kind of like detectives. They’re scientists who snoop through old or ancient people’s things to find out what life was like thousands of years ago. Archaeologists find ancient cities, tombs, and temples by taking aerial photographs of Earth, by reading old documents, or by just looking at the shape of the land. When they think they’ve found a site, the archaeologists pick up a shovel and start digging. When archaeologists get close to an object, they dig very carefully. Sometimes they dig with nothing but a toothpick and a paintbrush. Whew!

Episode Information

TV Show

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Season

Season 4

Episode Number

11

Air Date

January 28, 1996

Runtime

26 minutes

Guest Stars

Pat Cashman

Pat Cashman

Various

Richard Karn

Richard Karn

Self