Vocabulary

• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• cut across: To rudely go in front of someone
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• well preserved: Maintained in excellent condition; not allowed to decline in quality or appearance.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• prosperity: State of being financially/economically successful
• intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
• plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
• section: A part of a whole
• huge: Very very large
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• companion: Someone who keeps you company, goes out with you
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
• fertile: (Of imagination, etc.) working strongly; productive
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• prosperous: Being successful and having a lot of money
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• elegant: Having or showing grace, style or beauty
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• textile: Referring to something made of cloth
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• commonly: Typically, normally; not unusually
• century: Period of 100 years
• important: Having power or authority
• visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• mediterranean: Describing the sea between Italy and Africa
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• unearth: To discover by searching thoroughly
• archaeologist: Scientist studying ancient societies
• archaeological: Concerning the study of ancient societies
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• hem: Edge of a cloth folded and stitched down
• stairway: Way of access consisting of a set of steps
• bc: Before Christ; used after dates/years
• southwestern: From the south west