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Archaeology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the job of an Archaeologist?

a)

to study past cultures, by analyzing artifacts, remains and ruins

b)

To study scientific and historical fossils from dinosaurs

c)

To find cool stuff underground

d)

To study the relationship between geography and fossils

2.
What is an artifact?
a)
An imprint of a plant from long ago
b)
The remains of a person from long ago
c)
A food prepared or eaten by humans
d)
An object made or used by humans 
3.

An ancient garbage heap

a)

midden

b)

find

c)

site

d)

artifact

4.
An area where archaeologist dig things up from the past is called
a)
site 
b)
wash
c)
hole
d)
laboratory
5.

Excavate means to

a)

look at something.

b)

dig something up.

c)

label something.

d)

name something.

6.

Fossil or artifact?

a)

Fossil

b)

Artifcat

7.

The customs, art , language and achievements of a group of people is their

a)

artifacts

b)

ethnicity

c)

culture

8.

To recognize or notice something

a)

infer

b)

record

c)

observe

9.

A conclusion based on an observation

a)

Observation

b)

Theory

c)

Inference

10.
The scientific study of ancient cultures through the examination of artifacts and other evidence.
a)
history
b)
archaeology
c)
anthropology
d)
geography
11.
Archaeology is important because it helps us understand our ______.
a)
past
b)
present 
c)
future
d)
dreams
12.
The method of determining how old something is by keeping track of the layers of soil in which they are found is called.
a)
carbon-14 dating
b)
stratigraphy
c)
midden
d)
finds
13.
Which of the following items do archaeologists use at a site?
a)
shovels
b)
brushes
c)
books
d)
All of these 
14.
While exploring the woods near my house, I found an arrowhead.  Did I find a fossil or an artifact?
a)
Fossil
b)
Artifact
15.
What is archaeology?
a)
The science of how we learn about the future
b)
The science of how we learn about the past by studying artifacts
c)
The Science of how we learn about dinosaur fossils
d)
The science of how we learn about things from animal bones
16.

These arrowheads are examples of -

a)

archaeologists

b)

pottery

c)

artifacts

d)

Native American tools today in 2019

17.

Belief in an after life reveals that early humans...

a)

cared about the environment

b)

had religious beliefs

c)

advanced in technology

d)

advanced in architecture

18.
A screen is used in archaeology to do what?
a)
to measure artifacts
b)
sift through dirt to find artifacts
c)
to remove dirt from ground
d)
to excavate
19.
Objects found deeper in the ground are often __________ than those above them.
a)
younger
b)
less reliable
c)
older
d)
more important
20.

A culture that has art, science, government and a social structure

a)

Technology

b)

Religion

c)

Civilization

d)

Social Structure

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