Question

how does archaeology help us find out more about the past

Answer 1

archaeology teaches us about the past by showing us the remains of past organisms and by studying them you can see how certain things were such as evolution food and other things like their age
It helps us build a picture about a specific civilization; it tells us how those people lived, what they ate, who they traded with; what things they liked, if they were warriors or peaceful, cultivated people, if their civilization ended in war, fire, pillage or because of a natural catastrophe, or they mysteriously abandoned their town/village, if they were healthy, at what age did they generally die, what they believed in, etc.

Answer 2

One way archaeology helps us understand the past is through the material objects it finds, allowing us to know what was being used, and when. For example a dig recently found a flute, believed to be the oldest musical instrument found to date. Dated at around 40,000 BCE, it shows that music has been a part of human culture since at least that time.