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WorksheetsChapter 11 Whose Past?
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
The science of morals is called
law
theory
conscience
theology
ethics
Pseudoarchaeology is defined as
the practice of methodologically correct archaeology by amateurs
the use of archaeology to further the political goals of a state
a cross between archaeology and anthropology
the creation of extravagant and untrue stories about the past
the components of the process of archaeology that do not involve digging
Archaeological fraud perpetuated by ______, who was found to have planted artifacts at all of the 168 sites he excavated, may have had a serious impact on how we understand the Early Paleolithic in _____.
Ignatius Donnelly; Greece
Heinrich Schliemann; Turkey
Thomas Jefferson; The United States
Shinichi Fujimura; Japan
Piltdown Man; China
Excavation of human burials is a complex ethical issue in archaeology because
human remains contain diseases that can make archaeologists sick
burials are usually quite hard to locate and archaeologists have to do a lot of digging to find them
legally, ancient remains, like modern ones, must be thoroughly investigated for foul play by the local police force
many modern and ancient cultures frown on the disturbance of the dead
the body might be protected by an ancient curse that could endanger archaeologists
According to NAGPRA, museums must return specific skeletons, sacred objects, and funerary goods to Native American groups if
they ask for them
the can no longer afford to store the objects
if the Native American group promises to preserve and conserve the remains
if cultural affiliation linking the goods to a modern group can be shown
if the objects were found to have been removed from native land before 1900 without a permit
When antiquities collectors buy looted archaeological objects they
are innocently perusing a hobby that doesn't hurt anyone
are doing their part to help preserve the past
are indirectly funding the looting of archaeological sites
are indirectly preventing the looting of archaeological sites
Who owns the past?
archaeologists
museums
Indigenous people
collectors
there is no clear answer to that question
The return of human remains or other artifacts to their country of origin is called
colonialism
repatriation
preservation
restoration
reconstruction
When a museum label fails to indicate where exactly an artifact on display came from, that is a good sign that
the museum is protecting the site from looters by not letting the public have much information
the museum is very disorganized
tests are being done on the object to determine its origis
the object came from a looted site through illicit or illegal channels
the museum is an older institution
In 1996 a human body radiocarbon dated to 9300 BP was found in Washington State: this find sparked a decade long battle between archaeologists and Native American groups, mostly because it was so very old. This body is known as
Peking Man
Kennewick Man
The Taung Child
Lucy
Mungo Man
The use of a star symbol that was once the emblem of Alexander the Great led to conflict between which two countries?
Turkey and Greece
Greece and Macedonia
Macedonia and Serbia
Serbia and Greece
An example of religious extremism leading to archaeological destruction, the giant Buddhas carved into the cliffs of Bamiyan were destroyed by
the Taliban
the Nazis
the Crusaders
the Romans
Lord Elgin is best known for
discovering the site of Troy from descriptions in the Iliad
removing the Parthenon marbles from Athens to the U.K.
discovering the spectacular city of Pompeii buried in volcanic ash
proving that the moundbuilders were actually the ancestors of Native Americans
NAGPRA, a significant piece of legislation passed in the United States in 1990, stands for
National Archaeological Grant Program Record Agency
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
National Archaeological Graves Purchasing and Restoration Act
Native American General Program for Recovery Agency
