Archaeology Midterm Study Guide

What does the word "archaeology" mean?

• The study of ancient people

• The study of ancient cultures

• The study of ancient things

• The study of ancient environments

Who was responsible for the first archaeological dig ever recorded?

• King Nabonidus

• Giovanni Battista Belzoni

• John Aubrey

• Jean-Francois Champollion

What system did Christian Thomsen develop in order to organize the collections in the museum where he worked?

• Carbon dating

• Stratigraphy

• Virtual reconstruction

• Three-Age System of Chronology

Which of the following discoveries can be directly attributed to the use of imaging radar?

• King Tutankhamun's tomb

• The Lost City of Ubar

• The Rosetta Stone

• The tomb of Abu Simbel

Which of the following archaeological branches tests scientific theories by recreating artifacts in the same manner as their original creators?

• Experimental archaeology

• Forensic archaeology

• Conservation archaeology

• Cognitive Archaeology

Who is said to be the first modern archaeologist?

• Willard Libby

• Howard Carter

• Augustus Pitt Rivers

• Heinrich Schliemann

Which of the following is not a part of the actual archaeological dig?

• The site is divided into numbered grid squares

• A detailed site map is created

• Each item is recorded using site notes, photographs, and sketches

• The artifacts analyzed in a lab

Which of the following items left from past societies does an archaeologist study?

• Trash

• Pottery

• Bodies

• All of the Above

What was Thomas Jefferson's contribution to archaeology?

• His research into the history of Native Americans

• His document Notes on the State of the Virginia

• His detailed approach to archaeology

• All of the above

Which method of site selection is employed when artifacts are in danger of being destroyed?

• Historical archaeology

• Planned archaeology

• Rescue Archaeology

• Accidental Archaeology