Question 1

Most archeologists are employed by federal agencies and private "cultural resource management" firms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Giovanni Battista Belzoni stood apart from other antiquarians of his time due to the fact that:

Accepted Answer

A)  he took notes and made illustrations and observations of the places he visited. 
B)  he recovered numerous statues, mummies and carvings. 
C)  he removed another country's cultural heritage from its homeland. 
D)  his methods were destructive enough to make archaeologists today cringe. 
A)  he took notes and made illustrations and observations of the places he visited. 
B)  he recovered numerous statues, mummies and carvings. 
C)  he removed another country's cultural heritage from its homeland. 
D)  his methods were destructive enough to make archaeologists today cringe.

Question 3

Alfred Kidder is important to archaeology because

Accepted Answer

A)  he discounted aerial reconnaissance as a means to discover new ruins. 
B)  he amassed a staff of untrained citizens to conduct archaeological investigations. 
C)  he maintained that an archaeologist was a moldy variety of anthropologist. 
D)  he found little support to suggest that Pecos Pueblo was viable for more than one century. 
A)  he discounted aerial reconnaissance as a means to discover new ruins. 
B)  he amassed a staff of untrained citizens to conduct archaeological investigations. 
C)  he maintained that an archaeologist was a moldy variety of anthropologist. 
D)  he found little support to suggest that Pecos Pueblo was viable for more than one century.

Question 4

New World archaeology is rarely if ever involved in ethical dilemmas, in large part because it deals with the material remains of past cultures that have no living descendants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Gertrude Caton-Thompson made significant contributions to archaeology because:

Accepted Answer

A)  she felt that archaeologists should focus their research on the artifacts found in tombs and temples, and spent her entire career devoted to their study. 
B)  she felt that much could be learned by studying settlements and was the first archaeologist to excavate a village site in Egypt. 
C)  she believed that archaeologists were responsible for protecting themselves in the field and slept with a revolver beside her pillow. 
D)  None of the answers are correct. 
A)  she felt that archaeologists should focus their research on the artifacts found in tombs and temples, and spent her entire career devoted to their study. 
B)  she felt that much could be learned by studying settlements and was the first archaeologist to excavate a village site in Egypt. 
C)  she believed that archaeologists were responsible for protecting themselves in the field and slept with a revolver beside her pillow. 
D)  None of the answers are correct.

Question 6

The "New Archaeology" of the 1960s:

Accepted Answer

A)  insisted on the contribution of archaeology to general anthropological theory. 
B)  advocated the importance of scientific methods. 
C)  argued that archaeologists should always work from representative samples. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  insisted on the contribution of archaeology to general anthropological theory. 
B)  advocated the importance of scientific methods. 
C)  argued that archaeologists should always work from representative samples. 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 7

The abbreviation "AD" referring to age in an archaeological or historic context means:

Accepted Answer

A)  in the year of the lord. 
B)  after death. 
C)  approximate death. 
D)  nothing; there is no literal translation. 
A)  in the year of the lord. 
B)  after death. 
C)  approximate death. 
D)  nothing; there is no literal translation.

Question 8

The contribution of women to the development of archaeology is best summed up by which statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women contributed nothing; it wasn't until the 1960s during the fight for civil rights that any women were accepted into the archaeological community and allowed to conduct archaeological research. 
B)  Women contributed very little; archaeological research was completely dominated by men throughout the development of archaeology, and is still heavily dominated by men today. 
C)  Although women did contribute to the development of archaeology, their contributions are less well-known than those of men because they were excluded from traditional communication networks. 
D)  Throughout the development of archaeology, the contributions of men and women have been roughly equal, and these contributions are equally as well known today; this is a testament to the early development of women's rights in America. 
A)  Women contributed nothing; it wasn't until the 1960s during the fight for civil rights that any women were accepted into the archaeological community and allowed to conduct archaeological research. 
B)  Women contributed very little; archaeological research was completely dominated by men throughout the development of archaeology, and is still heavily dominated by men today. 
C)  Although women did contribute to the development of archaeology, their contributions are less well-known than those of men because they were excluded from traditional communication networks. 
D)  Throughout the development of archaeology, the contributions of men and women have been roughly equal, and these contributions are equally as well known today; this is a testament to the early development of women's rights in America.

Question 9

Jens Jacob Asmussen Worssae was considered to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  an historian who studied Anglo-Saxon law and writings. 
B)  an antiquarian who was interested in collecting objects rather than learning about them. 
C)  the first professional archaeologist. 
D)  the originator of the new archaeology movement of the 1960s. 
A)  an historian who studied Anglo-Saxon law and writings. 
B)  an antiquarian who was interested in collecting objects rather than learning about them. 
C)  the first professional archaeologist. 
D)  the originator of the new archaeology movement of the 1960s.

Question 10

An "antiquarian" is someone who is interested in:

Accepted Answer

A)  reconstructing the lifeways of commoners in classical ancient civilizations such as Greece and Rome. 
B)  detailed documentation of the context in which prehistoric artifacts are found. 
C)  ancient objects strictly for their artistic value, rather than for the information they provide about the people or culture that produced them. 
D)  everything that artifacts can tell us about the past. 
A)  reconstructing the lifeways of commoners in classical ancient civilizations such as Greece and Rome. 
B)  detailed documentation of the context in which prehistoric artifacts are found. 
C)  ancient objects strictly for their artistic value, rather than for the information they provide about the people or culture that produced them. 
D)  everything that artifacts can tell us about the past.

Question 11

Archbishop James Ussher (1581-1656) was responsible for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Establishing the antiquity of man by recognizing ancient handaxes associated with extinct mammal bones. 
B)  Promoting the concept of organic evolution at a time when most scholars rejected evolutionary thought. 
C)  Conducting intensive excavations aimed at resolving the question of human antiquity. 
D)  Calculating the age of the earth based on biblical genealogy, and concluding that Creation occurred on October 22, 4004 BC. 
A)  Establishing the antiquity of man by recognizing ancient handaxes associated with extinct mammal bones. 
B)  Promoting the concept of organic evolution at a time when most scholars rejected evolutionary thought. 
C)  Conducting intensive excavations aimed at resolving the question of human antiquity. 
D)  Calculating the age of the earth based on biblical genealogy, and concluding that Creation occurred on October 22, 4004 BC.

Question 12

Which of the following dates is the youngest?

Accepted Answer

A)  AD 1066 
B)  1066 BC 
C)  1066 BCE 
D)  1066 BP 
A)  AD 1066 
B)  1066 BC 
C)  1066 BCE 
D)  1066 BP

Question 13

Lewis Binford is responsible for establishing a concern for methods in reconstructing the past. This became known as

Accepted Answer

A)  culture history. 
B)  stratification. 
C)  New Archaeology. 
D)  archaeology. 
A)  culture history. 
B)  stratification. 
C)  New Archaeology. 
D)  archaeology.

Question 14

Lewis R. Binford is a firm supporter of the concept that the goal of archaeology is to "dig up the past" and discover as much of the past as possible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

"Stratigraphy" is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the study of a site's artifact assemblage. 
B)  the thorough and detailed documentation of archaeological excavations. 
C)  the procedure by which archaeological sites are professionally mapped. 
D)  a site's physical structure produced by the deposition of geological and/or cultural sediments into layers. 
A)  the study of a site's artifact assemblage. 
B)  the thorough and detailed documentation of archaeological excavations. 
C)  the procedure by which archaeological sites are professionally mapped. 
D)  a site's physical structure produced by the deposition of geological and/or cultural sediments into layers.

Question 16

Stratigraphy is a term that applies to

Accepted Answer

A)  decades of archaeological research. 
B)  techniques used by indigenous African peoples to create a structure. 
C)  a site's physical structure produced by deposition and sediments. 
D)  manufacture of pottery and implements. 
A)  decades of archaeological research. 
B)  techniques used by indigenous African peoples to create a structure. 
C)  a site's physical structure produced by deposition and sediments. 
D)  manufacture of pottery and implements.

Question 17

As investigators came to recognize considerable continuities between the unknown prehistoric past and the Native American population of the historic period,

Accepted Answer

A)  scholars saw that living Native Americans were relevant to the interpretation of archaeological remains. 
B)  the differences between European and American archaeology disappeared. 
C)  speculation arose that Native Americans were one of the Lost Tribes of Israel. 
D)  the study of American Indians was no longer an important domain in Western scholarship. 
A)  scholars saw that living Native Americans were relevant to the interpretation of archaeological remains. 
B)  the differences between European and American archaeology disappeared. 
C)  speculation arose that Native Americans were one of the Lost Tribes of Israel. 
D)  the study of American Indians was no longer an important domain in Western scholarship.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true of the state of archaeology in the twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The "New Archaeology" of the 1960s has for the most part been uncritically accepted by nearly all archaeologists, and currently dominates archaeological thought. 
B)  Archaeology is today very diverse, representing many different theoretical perspectives; there is no single, defining, dominating trend. 
C)  Whatever public interest and involvement archaeology once experienced has dramatically diminished; archaeology as a discipline is at the risk of extinction. 
D)  Archaeology today, as it was throughout the entire history of archaeology, is heavily dominated by white males, with virtually no involvement by woman and other minorities. 
A)  The "New Archaeology" of the 1960s has for the most part been uncritically accepted by nearly all archaeologists, and currently dominates archaeological thought. 
B)  Archaeology is today very diverse, representing many different theoretical perspectives; there is no single, defining, dominating trend. 
C)  Whatever public interest and involvement archaeology once experienced has dramatically diminished; archaeology as a discipline is at the risk of extinction. 
D)  Archaeology today, as it was throughout the entire history of archaeology, is heavily dominated by white males, with virtually no involvement by woman and other minorities.

Question 19

The last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, Nabonidus, is frequently known as the "first archaeologist" because:

Accepted Answer

A)  he was the first documented prehistoric individual to show an interest in the past. 
B)  he tried to answer questions about the past by looking at the physical remains of the past. 
C)  he employed modern archaeological field techniques in his excavations. 
D)  he worked within an explicit theoretical paradigm. 
A)  he was the first documented prehistoric individual to show an interest in the past. 
B)  he tried to answer questions about the past by looking at the physical remains of the past. 
C)  he employed modern archaeological field techniques in his excavations. 
D)  he worked within an explicit theoretical paradigm.

Question 20

Today, historical archaeology is a means of discovering predictable relationships between human adaptive strategies, ideology, and patterned variability in the archaeological record.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Most archeologists are employed by federal agencies and private "cultural resource management" firms.

Giovanni Battista Belzoni stood apart from other antiquarians of his time due to the fact that:

Alfred Kidder is important to archaeology because

New World archaeology is rarely if ever involved in ethical dilemmas, in large part because it deals with the material remains of past cultures that have no living descendants.

Gertrude Caton-Thompson made significant contributions to archaeology because:

The "New Archaeology" of the 1960s:

The abbreviation "AD" referring to age in an archaeological or historic context means:

The contribution of women to the development of archaeology is best summed up by which statement?

Jens Jacob Asmussen Worssae was considered to be:

An "antiquarian" is someone who is interested in:

Archbishop James Ussher (1581-1656) was responsible for which of the following?

Which of the following dates is the youngest?

Lewis Binford is responsible for establishing a concern for methods in reconstructing the past. This became known as

Lewis R. Binford is a firm supporter of the concept that the goal of archaeology is to "dig up the past" and discover as much of the past as possible.

"Stratigraphy" is:

Stratigraphy is a term that applies to

As investigators came to recognize considerable continuities between the unknown prehistoric past and the Native American population of the historic period,

Which of the following statements is true of the state of archaeology in the twenty-first century?

The last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, Nabonidus, is frequently known as the "first archaeologist" because:

Today, historical archaeology is a means of discovering predictable relationships between human adaptive strategies, ideology, and patterned variability in the archaeological record.

The Structure Of Archaeological Inquiry

Doing Fieldwork Surveying For Archaeological Sites

Doing Fieldwork Why Archaeologists Dig Square Holes

Geoarchaeology and Site Formation Processes

Chronology Building How To Get A Date

The Dimensions Of Archaeology Time Space And Form

Taphonomy Experimental Archaeology And Ethnoarchaeology

People Plants and Animals In The Past

Bioarchaeological Approaches To The Past

Reconstructing Social And Political Systems Of The Past

The Archaeology Of The Mind

Understanding Key Transitions In World Prehistory

Historial Archaeology Insights On American History

Caring For Our Cultural Heritage

Archaeology Apos S Future

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Exam 1: Meet Some New Archaeologists

Most archeologists are employed by federal agencies and private "cultural resource management" firms.

Giovanni Battista Belzoni stood apart from other antiquarians of his time due to the fact that:

Alfred Kidder is important to archaeology because

New World archaeology is rarely if ever involved in ethical dilemmas, in large part because it deals with the material remains of past cultures that have no living descendants.

Gertrude Caton-Thompson made significant contributions to archaeology because:

The "New Archaeology" of the 1960s:

The abbreviation "AD" referring to age in an archaeological or historic context means:

The contribution of women to the development of archaeology is best summed up by which statement?

Jens Jacob Asmussen Worssae was considered to be:

An "antiquarian" is someone who is interested in:

Archbishop James Ussher (1581-1656) was responsible for which of the following?

Which of the following dates is the youngest?

Lewis Binford is responsible for establishing a concern for methods in reconstructing the past. This became known as

Lewis R. Binford is a firm supporter of the concept that the goal of archaeology is to "dig up the past" and discover as much of the past as possible.

"Stratigraphy" is:

Stratigraphy is a term that applies to

As investigators came to recognize considerable continuities between the unknown prehistoric past and the Native American population of the historic period,

Which of the following statements is true of the state of archaeology in the twenty-first century?

The last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, Nabonidus, is frequently known as the "first archaeologist" because:

Today, historical archaeology is a means of discovering predictable relationships between human adaptive strategies, ideology, and patterned variability in the archaeological record.

The Structure Of Archaeological Inquiry

Doing Fieldwork Surveying For Archaeological Sites

Doing Fieldwork Why Archaeologists Dig Square Holes

Geoarchaeology and Site Formation Processes

Chronology Building How To Get A Date

The Dimensions Of Archaeology Time Space And Form

Taphonomy Experimental Archaeology And Ethnoarchaeology

People Plants and Animals In The Past

Bioarchaeological Approaches To The Past

Reconstructing Social And Political Systems Of The Past

The Archaeology Of The Mind

Understanding Key Transitions In World Prehistory

Historial Archaeology Insights On American History

Caring For Our Cultural Heritage

Archaeology Apos S Future

Filters