Which of the following would not be a member of a dig team?
A) field director
B) photographers
C) botanists
D) surveyors
Which of the following leave “stains” in the soil?
A) wooden structures
B) hearths
C) middens
D) all of the above
Archaeology is essentially _______.
A) destruction
B) restoration
C) preservation
D) field work
Shipwrecks at the bottom of a body of water are normally_______.
A) destroyed
B) well preserved
C) hard to find
D) more recent than artifacts found on land
Why is underwater archaeology more challenging?
A) underwater finds are older
B) limited visibility
C) reduced dexterity
D) both B and C
Into what two categories can artifacts be divided??
A) aesthetic and ergonomic
B) material and ethical
C) organic and inorganic
D) human and animal
In which of the following places are the best preserved artifacts not found?
A) deserts
B) peat bogs
C) the arctic
D) open fields
What is the name of the dating method that classifies objects according to the layer of the soil they were found in?
A) stratagraphy
B) stratigraphy
C) layering
D) stratography
The levels of what radioisotope are measured in radiocarbon dating?
A) carbon 16
B) carbon 14
C) carbon 13
D) carbon
The theory behind stratigraphy states that _____.
A) materials are progressively older, the deeper the dig goes
B) materials are progressively newer the deeper the dig goes
C) materials are older as they get closer to the surface
D) both B and C
