Archaeology Exam 2
Question and Answers
Updated 2026
WhatBisBarchaeologyBandBwhatBareBtheBoverallBgoalsBofBarchaeology?B-BAnswerB-
archaeologyBisBtheBreconstructionBofBpastBhumanBlifewaysBthroughBtheBmaterialBrema
insBthatBpeopleBhaveBleftBbehindBfromBexB2:BtheBstudyBofBpastBculturesBandBlifestyle
s
WhatBisBanBartifactBandBhowBareBtheyBusedBbyBarchaeologists?B-
BAnswerBartifactBisBdefinedBas:BanBobjectBthatBwasBmadeBorBmodifiedBbyBhumans
WhichBbestBdescribesBtheBoverallBgoalBofBarchaeologyB-
BAnswerBtheBreconstructionBofBpastBculturalBsystems
DefineBCulturalBResourceBManagementB(CRM)BandBwhatBitBattemptsBtoBdoBandBwhat
BdoesBitBattemptBtoBmanage?B-BAnswerB-
BtheBapplicationBofBarchaeologyBasBitBrelatesBtoBtheBchallengesBofBbalancingBeconomi
cBdevelopmentBwithBtheBprotectionBandBpreservationBofBarchaeologicalBsitesBandBoth
erBhistoricalBpropertiesB
-
BattemptsBtoBmanageBhistoricBplacesBofBarchaeological,Barchitectural,BandBhistoricalBin
terest,BandBconsideringBimpactsBtoBsuchBplaces
WhatBmakesBaBcemeteryBaBhistoricalBresource?B-BAnswerB
WhatBisBanBarchaeologicalBresource?B-
BAnswerBAnyBMATERIALBremainsBofBpastBhumanBlifeBorBactivitiesBthatBareBofBarchae
ologicalBinterestB
-
BmaterialsBofBpastBhumanBlifeBorBactivitiesBthatBareBatBleastB100ByearsBofBageBandBt
, hatBareBcapableBofBprovidingBscientificBorBhumanisticBunderstandingsBofBpastBhumanB
behaviorBandBculturalBadaptations
WhatBisBtheBmostBdynamicBforceBinBalteringBtheBarchaeologicalBrecord?B-
BAnswerBhumanBactivity
WhatBmostBthreatensBarchaeologicalBsitesB-BAnswerB
DifferentBtypesBofBarchaeologists:B-BAnswerB
AcademicBArchaeologistB-BAnswerB-BworkBinBacademia,BprofessorB
-BdoesBarchaeologicalBresearchBandBteaching,BoftenBgraduateBseminars
-BfocusBonBtheirBresearch,BseekingBresearchBgrantsBandBpublicationBofBresearchB
-BmayBdoBadminBtasks
MuseumBArchaeologistB-BAnswerBmanageBmuseum'sBcollectionsB
-BdevelopBexhibitsB
-BgiveBlecturesBandBclassesBatBmuseumB
-BmayBspecializeBinBcertainBareasBlikeBcollectionsBorBcuration
CRMBresearcherB-BAnswerB-
BdoBappliedBresearch:BdoingBsurveyBorBexcavationBnotBoutBofBchoiceBbutBdoneBforBa
BclientB
-BemployedBbyBPRIVATEBconsultingBfirmsB
-BdoBsurveysBtoBdetermineBtheBdamageBaBprojectBwillBdoBtoBaBsiteB
-
BexcavationsBdesignedBtoBmitigateBdamageBthatBwillBbeBdoneBtoBaBsiteBthroughBaBla
ndBalteringBprojectB
-BresearchBresultsBinBsiteBreports
Question and Answers
Updated 2026
WhatBisBarchaeologyBandBwhatBareBtheBoverallBgoalsBofBarchaeology?B-BAnswerB-
archaeologyBisBtheBreconstructionBofBpastBhumanBlifewaysBthroughBtheBmaterialBrema
insBthatBpeopleBhaveBleftBbehindBfromBexB2:BtheBstudyBofBpastBculturesBandBlifestyle
s
WhatBisBanBartifactBandBhowBareBtheyBusedBbyBarchaeologists?B-
BAnswerBartifactBisBdefinedBas:BanBobjectBthatBwasBmadeBorBmodifiedBbyBhumans
WhichBbestBdescribesBtheBoverallBgoalBofBarchaeologyB-
BAnswerBtheBreconstructionBofBpastBculturalBsystems
DefineBCulturalBResourceBManagementB(CRM)BandBwhatBitBattemptsBtoBdoBandBwhat
BdoesBitBattemptBtoBmanage?B-BAnswerB-
BtheBapplicationBofBarchaeologyBasBitBrelatesBtoBtheBchallengesBofBbalancingBeconomi
cBdevelopmentBwithBtheBprotectionBandBpreservationBofBarchaeologicalBsitesBandBoth
erBhistoricalBpropertiesB
-
BattemptsBtoBmanageBhistoricBplacesBofBarchaeological,Barchitectural,BandBhistoricalBin
terest,BandBconsideringBimpactsBtoBsuchBplaces
WhatBmakesBaBcemeteryBaBhistoricalBresource?B-BAnswerB
WhatBisBanBarchaeologicalBresource?B-
BAnswerBAnyBMATERIALBremainsBofBpastBhumanBlifeBorBactivitiesBthatBareBofBarchae
ologicalBinterestB
-
BmaterialsBofBpastBhumanBlifeBorBactivitiesBthatBareBatBleastB100ByearsBofBageBandBt
, hatBareBcapableBofBprovidingBscientificBorBhumanisticBunderstandingsBofBpastBhumanB
behaviorBandBculturalBadaptations
WhatBisBtheBmostBdynamicBforceBinBalteringBtheBarchaeologicalBrecord?B-
BAnswerBhumanBactivity
WhatBmostBthreatensBarchaeologicalBsitesB-BAnswerB
DifferentBtypesBofBarchaeologists:B-BAnswerB
AcademicBArchaeologistB-BAnswerB-BworkBinBacademia,BprofessorB
-BdoesBarchaeologicalBresearchBandBteaching,BoftenBgraduateBseminars
-BfocusBonBtheirBresearch,BseekingBresearchBgrantsBandBpublicationBofBresearchB
-BmayBdoBadminBtasks
MuseumBArchaeologistB-BAnswerBmanageBmuseum'sBcollectionsB
-BdevelopBexhibitsB
-BgiveBlecturesBandBclassesBatBmuseumB
-BmayBspecializeBinBcertainBareasBlikeBcollectionsBorBcuration
CRMBresearcherB-BAnswerB-
BdoBappliedBresearch:BdoingBsurveyBorBexcavationBnotBoutBofBchoiceBbutBdoneBforBa
BclientB
-BemployedBbyBPRIVATEBconsultingBfirmsB
-BdoBsurveysBtoBdetermineBtheBdamageBaBprojectBwillBdoBtoBaBsiteB
-
BexcavationsBdesignedBtoBmitigateBdamageBthatBwillBbeBdoneBtoBaBsiteBthroughBaBla
ndBalteringBprojectB
-BresearchBresultsBinBsiteBreports