BURIED CITIES AND LOST TRIBES EXAM #1 QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
Aerial Survey correct answer surveying with drones or satellites (often uses
LIDAR)
Antiquity of Humankind correct answer establishment of the deep antiquity of the
human past paved the way for modern archaeology
Archaeological record correct answer the entire body of evidence that lies on the
surface of the planet
Archaeology correct answer the study of the human past through material culture
Artifact correct answer cultural, movable objects
Burial correct answer features that contain human or animal remains
Calendars / Chronologies correct answer very precise, unavailable for most places
and time periods
Catastropism correct answer there are a series of creation events and
catastrophes
Cultural Disturbance Processes correct answer humans change the materials
within the archaeological record itself
, Dendrochronology correct answer tree-ring dating, very precise, used to date
objects on same level, needs at least 30 rings preserved to date it
Depositional Processes correct answer transforms material remnants from
ethnographic to archaeological context (primary or secondary)
Documentary Sources correct answer using historical documents to find the sites
mentioned in those documents
Ecofact correct answer plant or animal remains
Feature correct answer non-portable objects modified by human activity
Ground Survey correct answer looking for sites by walking around (bigger team)
Historical Record correct answer the collection of all written and recorded past
events concerning the human race
History correct answer the period of human history after the advent of writing
How do absolute dating techniques vary? correct answer The material they can
date, the event that they date, the time range over which they work, their
accuracy and precision
How old did Charles Lyell estimate the earth was? correct answer 300 million
years old
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
Aerial Survey correct answer surveying with drones or satellites (often uses
LIDAR)
Antiquity of Humankind correct answer establishment of the deep antiquity of the
human past paved the way for modern archaeology
Archaeological record correct answer the entire body of evidence that lies on the
surface of the planet
Archaeology correct answer the study of the human past through material culture
Artifact correct answer cultural, movable objects
Burial correct answer features that contain human or animal remains
Calendars / Chronologies correct answer very precise, unavailable for most places
and time periods
Catastropism correct answer there are a series of creation events and
catastrophes
Cultural Disturbance Processes correct answer humans change the materials
within the archaeological record itself
, Dendrochronology correct answer tree-ring dating, very precise, used to date
objects on same level, needs at least 30 rings preserved to date it
Depositional Processes correct answer transforms material remnants from
ethnographic to archaeological context (primary or secondary)
Documentary Sources correct answer using historical documents to find the sites
mentioned in those documents
Ecofact correct answer plant or animal remains
Feature correct answer non-portable objects modified by human activity
Ground Survey correct answer looking for sites by walking around (bigger team)
Historical Record correct answer the collection of all written and recorded past
events concerning the human race
History correct answer the period of human history after the advent of writing
How do absolute dating techniques vary? correct answer The material they can
date, the event that they date, the time range over which they work, their
accuracy and precision
How old did Charles Lyell estimate the earth was? correct answer 300 million
years old
