Archaeology Crossword Puzzle

About the Archaeology Crossword Puzzle

This puzzle covers the tools, methods, discoveries, and places associated with archaeology. Look for words such as trench, pottery, excavation, stratigraphy, and Rosetta Stone. It suits students learning how archaeologists investigate the past, as well as anyone interested in ancient objects and lost settlements.

This crossword draws on 43 clues about Archaeology. Each grid uses a different handful and fits them together a new way, so press New puzzle for another whenever you finish. The answers are in the answer key when you print, and behind the Reveal button when you play.

Sample clues

• •Two-handled vessel used to store wine (7 letters)
• •Placement of a body in the ground (6 letters)
• •Stamped metal piece used as money (4 letters)
• •Heavy machine used to move earth (9 letters)
• •Words carved into a durable surface (11 letters)
• •Monumental structure with triangular sides (7 letters)
• •Decorated coffin, often made of stone (11 letters)
• •Framework of bones from a buried body (8 letters)

Teaching this topic or planning a party? Make your own crossword with your own words and clues.