WorksheetsUnit 6 Material Culture
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 28mins
The study of past cultures through the material remains that people have left behind is called (a)
What is an archeological site?
any location that people occupied and left evidence of their occupation
any place that archeologists have excavated
a systematic effort to locate artifacts or features
the exact vertical and horizontal location of a feature
Which of the following are examples of artifacts
Any preserved remains of plants and animals found at sites are important to archeologists because they may provide evidence of which of the following
plants and animals that people ate
how people processed plant and animal foods.
what the climate was like when the site was occupied.
population changes
surveying that was done
A survey conducted by using a camera attached to an airplane is called a(n) (a)
Carefully digging below the surface of the ground to find buried artifacts and features is known as (a)
Besides archaeologists, what other professionals might rely extensively on aerial surveys for their work?
Military
Transportation projects
Environmental workers
Educational professionals
Health professionals
The precise location of an artifact is its (a)
If two artifacts are found in the same place, one above the other, the artifact that is deeper below the surface is likely to be (a)
The most time-consuming part of an archeological investigation is the (a)
Carbon-14 dating is based on the rate at which carbon-14 (a)
An archeologist that studies living people to see what material remains their activities leave behind is called (a)
Imagine a future archeologist is studying current world practices. Which of the following archeological features is MOST likely to need excavation to discover? (a)
Maurice grew up in an area of Tennessee that was fairly remote and had lots of Native American hunters in the past. As he and his friends played games, they would sometimes hunt for flint arrowheads. What were Maurice and his friends doing without even realizing it? (a)
How are screens used to find artifacts in archeological excavations?
detecting ink or other writing on objects
sifting small artifacts from soil particles
identifying metals too light for detectors
sorting organic matter from non-organic matter
Which of the following statements about writing is TRUE?
In ancient societies that used writing, it was widespread among nobles and commoners.
Most cultures adopted writing long after its original invention about 5,500 years ago.
Writing in ancient cultures focused on mundane daily activities, like a journal or Facebook today.
Except for the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), religious writing was quite rare.
What is the BEST example of an archeological feature?
the bones left by a prehistoric family
a boat used by a pirate
the accounting records of a merchant
a cave dug by humans for shelter
What ethical issue do many archeologists—and anthropologists—face as they collect and learn from artifacts from around the world?
who should really “own” the discovered artifact
how material culture distorts the culture’s ideas
how technology has made it easier to share images
how it might lead to misjudgment of modern cultures
The archeological record consists of all the material remains ever left by human activity (a)
Prehistoric sites were occupied during the time after writing was invented (a)
Recording the evidence from an excavation is done in the lab as part of the analysis (a)
An archeologist that tries to recreate artifacts such as stone tools is called an experimental archeologist. (a)
Things that people made and other physical traces of their lives are called provenience. (a)
How did the Rosetta Stone help decipher hieroglyphics?
matching images to Greek words
providing the Egyptian alphabet
translating common Roman trade words
outlining a peace treaty between the French and English
