Sunday, June 8, 2008

The Difference between a palaeontologists and an archeologists


Do people who write in the worlds top science magazines actually know the difference between an archaeologist and a palaeontologist?
Palaeontology is the study of past life, most notably of extinct animals e.g. The Dinosaurs. Where archeology is the study of material remains related to various ancient cultures e.g. Egyptology is a form of archeology!