Archeology Test Review

1. What is the role of an archeologist?

• Study the remains of ancient human societies and cultures
• Study ancient pollen to describe the types of vegetation that grew in an area from thousands of years ago
• Translate ancient writings to provide informations about ancient cultures
• Study the biological and cultural development of humans

2. What is the role of a botanist in archaeology?

• Study the biological and cultural development of humans
• Translate ancient writings to provide informations about ancient cultures
• Study ancient pollen to describe the types of vegetation that grew in an area from thousands of years ago
• Describe and explain the changes in the earth's surface that occur over time

3. What is the role of a chemist in archaeology?

• Study the biological and cultural development of humans
• Study the remains of ancient human societies and cultures
• Study language
• Determine how old ancient objects are and identify unknown chemical substances

4. What is the role of a geologist in archaeology?

• Describe and explain the changes in the earth's surface that occur over time
• Study the remains of ancient human societies and cultures
• Study the biological and cultural development of humans
• Study ancient pollen found in soil and rocks

5. What is the role of a linguist in archaeology?

• Study the remains of ancient human societies and cultures
• Examine bodies that have been preserved in ice or peat moss, and fossilized imprints
• Describe and explain the changes in the earth's surface that occur over time
• Compare ancient languages and translate ancient writing

6. What is the role of a paleoanthropologist in archaeology?

• Compare ancient languages to look for similarities among them.
• Study the biological and cultural development of humans
• Study the remains of ancient human societies and cultures
• Identify unknown chemical substances

Fix the statement: Archeologists study ancient pollen found in soil and rocks.

Fix the statement: Chemists describe the changes in the earth's surface over time.

Check ALL that apply: What ways can a linguist help an archeological team?

• Comparing ancient languages
• Determine material from which rock is made
• Trace the movement of ancient people from one location to another
• Translate ancient writing

Check ALL that apply: What does an archeologist do when he/she finds an important object?

• Records where the object is found
• Use radiocarbon dating to determine how old the object is.
• Trace the geological movement of stone from one location to another
• Careful not to damage the object