Question 1

A total station, or EDM, is a device that:

Accepted Answer

A)  allows the boundaries of archaeological sites to be objectively determined. 
B)  efficiently and accurately analyzes artifacts found during survey. 
C)  uses a beam of infrared light bounced off a prism to determine an artifact's provenience. 
D)  uses triangulation from radio waves received from satellites to determine your position, either in terms of latitude and longitude or the UTM grid. 
A)  allows the boundaries of archaeological sites to be objectively determined. 
B)  efficiently and accurately analyzes artifacts found during survey. 
C)  uses a beam of infrared light bounced off a prism to determine an artifact's provenience. 
D)  uses triangulation from radio waves received from satellites to determine your position, either in terms of latitude and longitude or the UTM grid.

Question 2

When archeologists refer to the place where an artifact, ecofact, or feature was found during survey or excavation, they use the term:

Accepted Answer

A)  provenience. 
B)  in situ. 
C)  strata. 
D)  position. 
A)  provenience. 
B)  in situ. 
C)  strata. 
D)  position.

Question 3

Water-screening is an especially useful technique when:

Accepted Answer

A)  the deposits are coarse-grained and have low clay content. 
B)  artifacts are expected to be large and not easily broken, as water screening can be very destructive. 
C)  artifacts are expected to be small and/or difficult to find without washing. 
D)  tiny fragments of carbonized plant remains must be recovered. 
A)  the deposits are coarse-grained and have low clay content. 
B)  artifacts are expected to be large and not easily broken, as water screening can be very destructive. 
C)  artifacts are expected to be small and/or difficult to find without washing. 
D)  tiny fragments of carbonized plant remains must be recovered.

Question 4

Otzi, the Ice Man of the Alps, provides an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  how cold conditions can inhibit decomposition of organic material by preventing the production of microorganisms that cause decay. 
B)  the peaceful life and death of a Neolithic farmer. 
C)  the importance of archaeological survey in high altitude mountain settings. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  how cold conditions can inhibit decomposition of organic material by preventing the production of microorganisms that cause decay. 
B)  the peaceful life and death of a Neolithic farmer. 
C)  the importance of archaeological survey in high altitude mountain settings. 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 5

The Folsom site in New Mexico was discovered by:

Accepted Answer

A)  George McJunkin, an ex-slave and rancher. 
B)  Jesse Figgins, director of the Colorado Museum of Nature and Science. 
C)  Boucher de Perthes, a French customs official and naturalist. 
D)  A. V. Kidder, Founder of Anthropological Archaeology. 
A)  George McJunkin, an ex-slave and rancher. 
B)  Jesse Figgins, director of the Colorado Museum of Nature and Science. 
C)  Boucher de Perthes, a French customs official and naturalist. 
D)  A. V. Kidder, Founder of Anthropological Archaeology.

Question 6

Natural levels are preferable to arbitrary levels because:

Accepted Answer

A)  arbitrary levels can potentially jumble together artifacts that come from different natural strata and thus different periods of time. 
B)  the depth of natural levels is determined by statistical sampling strategies, while arbitrary levels are chosen subjectively. 
C)  arbitrary levels follow the natural stratigraphy, which may not be able to distinguish between occupational surfaces. 
D)  natural levels are much simpler and faster to excavate than arbitrary levels. 
A)  arbitrary levels can potentially jumble together artifacts that come from different natural strata and thus different periods of time. 
B)  the depth of natural levels is determined by statistical sampling strategies, while arbitrary levels are chosen subjectively. 
C)  arbitrary levels follow the natural stratigraphy, which may not be able to distinguish between occupational surfaces. 
D)  natural levels are much simpler and faster to excavate than arbitrary levels.

Question 7

Because piece-plotting artifacts is a very time-consuming process, the number of artifacts piece plotted during an excavation often depends on how much time you have to excavate, as well as the questions you need to answer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When an archaeologists refers to a datum point he or she means:

Accepted Answer

A)  the zero point that is not fixed so that it can be used as a moveable reference point. 
B)  the zero point that is fixed, but cannot be used as a reference point. 
C)  the zero point that is fixed and can be used as a reference point. 
D)  that the archaeologist is using an outdated system to record a site. 
A)  the zero point that is not fixed so that it can be used as a moveable reference point. 
B)  the zero point that is fixed, but cannot be used as a reference point. 
C)  the zero point that is fixed and can be used as a reference point. 
D)  that the archaeologist is using an outdated system to record a site.

Question 9

Artifacts are assigned catalog numbers in the lab after they are excavated because the catalog number is what ties the artifact back to observations made in the field, ensuring that an artifact's provenience is never lost.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Matrix sorting is a technique:

Accepted Answer

A)  that involves hand sorting of processed bulk soil samples for minute artifacts and ecofacts. 
B)  in which large, obvious artifacts are removed prior to screening to prevent the artifacts from being damaged by the screening process. 
C)  that uses fluid suspension to recover tiny burned plant remains and bone fragments. 
D)  in which sediment is placed in a screen and the matrix is washed away with hoses. 
A)  that involves hand sorting of processed bulk soil samples for minute artifacts and ecofacts. 
B)  in which large, obvious artifacts are removed prior to screening to prevent the artifacts from being damaged by the screening process. 
C)  that uses fluid suspension to recover tiny burned plant remains and bone fragments. 
D)  in which sediment is placed in a screen and the matrix is washed away with hoses.

Question 11

When digging test pits, archaeologists:

Accepted Answer

A)  maintain three-dimensional control of the finds. 
B)  record only horizontal coordinates. 
C)  record only vertical coordinates. 
D)  dig round holes. 
A)  maintain three-dimensional control of the finds. 
B)  record only horizontal coordinates. 
C)  record only vertical coordinates. 
D)  dig round holes.

Question 12

The Folsom site is important in the history of American archaeology because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it was the first site that was excavated using the stratigraphic method, a breakthrough in archaeological technique that allowed for chronological control. 
B)  it finally disproved the Myth of the Moundbuilders, establishing that Native Americans had indeed built the earthworks of the eastern United States. 
C)  it proved the extent of human antiquity in the Americas. 
D)  at a time when most American archaeologists were concentrating on American prehistory, it demonstrated the importance of historic archaeology. 
A)  it was the first site that was excavated using the stratigraphic method, a breakthrough in archaeological technique that allowed for chronological control. 
B)  it finally disproved the Myth of the Moundbuilders, establishing that Native Americans had indeed built the earthworks of the eastern United States. 
C)  it proved the extent of human antiquity in the Americas. 
D)  at a time when most American archaeologists were concentrating on American prehistory, it demonstrated the importance of historic archaeology.

A total station, or EDM, is a device that:

When archeologists refer to the place where an artifact, ecofact, or feature was found during survey or excavation, they use the term:

Water-screening is an especially useful technique when:

Otzi, the Ice Man of the Alps, provides an example of:

The Folsom site in New Mexico was discovered by:

Natural levels are preferable to arbitrary levels because:

Because piece-plotting artifacts is a very time-consuming process, the number of artifacts piece plotted during an excavation often depends on how much time you have to excavate, as well as the questions you need to answer.

When an archaeologists refers to a datum point he or she means:

Artifacts are assigned catalog numbers in the lab after they are excavated because the catalog number is what ties the artifact back to observations made in the field, ensuring that an artifact's provenience is never lost.

Matrix sorting is a technique:

When digging test pits, archaeologists:

The Folsom site is important in the history of American archaeology because:

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People Plants and Animals In The Past

Bioarchaeological Approaches To The Past

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Exam 4: Doing Fieldwork Why Archaeologists Dig Square Holes

A total station, or EDM, is a device that:

When archeologists refer to the place where an artifact, ecofact, or feature was found during survey or excavation, they use the term:

Water-screening is an especially useful technique when:

Otzi, the Ice Man of the Alps, provides an example of:

The Folsom site in New Mexico was discovered by:

Natural levels are preferable to arbitrary levels because:

Because piece-plotting artifacts is a very time-consuming process, the number of artifacts piece plotted during an excavation often depends on how much time you have to excavate, as well as the questions you need to answer.

When an archaeologists refers to a datum point he or she means:

Artifacts are assigned catalog numbers in the lab after they are excavated because the catalog number is what ties the artifact back to observations made in the field, ensuring that an artifact's provenience is never lost.

Matrix sorting is a technique:

When digging test pits, archaeologists:

The Folsom site is important in the history of American archaeology because:

Meet Some New Archaeologists

The Structure Of Archaeological Inquiry

Doing Fieldwork Surveying For Archaeological Sites

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