Question

name: (first) symeon (last) cobbs assignment: quiz - 1
anthropology class - dr. bower: period 5 date: thursday, 16 october 2025 1/22
archaeological anthropology - quiz 1
achievement test (of what has been learned)
recognition: selected response: in the space provided, write the capital letter
of the choice that best completes each sentence or answers each question.
9 - a: tools and techniques used in archaeology

1. what is defined as the scientific retrieval of material remains: digging or recovery

work that is systematically controlled to harvest the maximum amount of data about a
past people group?
a. reconnaissance c. survey e. aerial survey
b. sonar reconnaissance d. excavation

1. what are defined as objects made by a humans that hold historical interest?

a. artifacts b. mores c. taboos d. norms e. trinkets

1. a survey is a process of data collection in which

a. before any excavation begins, archaeologists wander about a site
b. structures and dense areas of artifacts that hold historical interest may be located
c. pedestrian surveyors walk side - by - side, carefully combing the area
d. archaeological \finds\ are collected from the ground surface and, then, evaluated
e. a detailed and accurate map of the intended archaeological site and its surroundings is
prepared

1. what is defined as surveyors spaced at specific distances from each other who actually

walk a site looking for archaeological finds?
a. sonar reconnaissance c. sonar survey e. aerial survey
b. pedestrian survey d. aerial reconnaissance
9 - b: archaeological methodology: prehistoric and historic inquiry

1. prehistory denotes the time before...

a. permanent settlements c. written record e. animal domestication
b. language d. agriculture

1. which of these is an example of a prehistoric archaeological find?

a. a court document from ancient rome d. a road sign from ancient greece
b. a recipe from ancient italy e. a journal of a young athenian
c. a small chiseled arrow head from the stone ages

Explanation:

• Question 01: Excavation is the scientific retrieval of material remains through systematically - controlled digging. Reconnaissance (A) is a general search, sonar reconnaissance (B) uses sonar for search, survey (C) is a broader data - collection process, and aerial survey (E) is from the air.
• Question 02: Artifacts are human - made objects with historical interest. Mores (B) are social norms, taboos (C) are prohibited acts, norms (D) are general rules, and trinkets (E) are small ornaments.
• Question 03: A survey is a data - collection process before excavation (A). Option B is about finding structures/artifacts, C is about pedestrian surveyors, D is about archaeological “finds” collection, and E is about map - making.
• Question 04: Pedestrian surveyors walk a site. Sonar reconnaissance (A) and sonar survey (C) use sonar, aerial survey (E) is from the air, and aerial reconnaissance (D) is also air - based.
• Question 05: Prehistory is before written records (C). Permanent settlements (A), language (B), and agriculture (D) can exist in prehistory, and animal domestication (E) is part of pre - agricultural development.
• Question 06: A chiseled arrowhead from the Stone Ages (C) is prehistoric. Court documents (A), recipes (B), road signs (D), and journals (E) are from historical periods with writing.

Answer:

1. D
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. C