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The Joy of Archaeology

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The Joy of Archaeology game quiz
"In "The Joy of Cooking," you learn to cook fine cuisine by first learning how to, say, bone a squirrel. Archaeology is the same-- incredible finds require careful recordkeeping and digging in the dirt. This quiz brings you gold, mold, soil and spoil!"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Real archaeology works just like "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark."
    True
    False


2. So you want to begin an archaeological excavation. Which of these would be a good first step?
    To develop a research question
    To conduct a site survey
    To grab a shovel and dig a random hole
    To ask for money


3. Research excavations have the same goals and timeframes as rescue excavations.
    True
    False


4. You conduct a site survey to decide where to start excavating. Which of these techniques would you NOT want to use?
    Grab a shovel and dig a random hole
    Resistivity survey
    Aerial photography
    Fieldwalking


5. You might not want to locate your dirt dump, or spoil heap, somewhere you're planning to excavate later.
    True
    False


6. Now you finally get dig. What do you call that ubiquitous hole in the ground, the place where people are digging?
    Answer: (Starts with a T)


7. Every archaeologist keeps a notebook containing the record of everything that goes on at the excavation. Which of these is it NOT important to include in your notebook?
    The catalogue number of the current bag of pottery
    The color and consistency of the soil
    Your workman is such a hottie
    A drawing of the area being excavated


8. If you uncover a straight line of large stones, what do you write in your notebook?
    "Uncovered a straight line of large stones"
    "Uncovered the foundation of a structure"
    "Uncovered a wall"
    "Discovered an aqueduct"


9. You should never, EVER remove any structure to get to a lower level.
    True
    False


10. One of the tools you are likely to see at an excavation consists of a long tube filled with colored water and attached to a tape measure at one end. What is it?
    A water level
    A talisman to keep away creepy crawlies
    A divining rod for small finds
    Your lunch


11. Archaeology has its own set of terminology to describe what comes out of the ground. Take the term "small find." In Mediterranean archaeology which of these would *not* be considered a "small find"?
    A bronze nail
    A stone column base
    Pottery sherds
    Gold beads


12. Can the potsherds indicate the time period of the area you are excavating?
    Yes
    No


13. Say you find a sherd of pottery on the ground outside your trench. What should you do with it?
    Put it in with the pottery that has come out of your trench
    Throw it away where it will not contaminate the excavation
    Drop it in someone else's trench
    Keep it as a souvenir


14. So now you've finished another successful season of excavations. If you are the archaeologist, what should you do now?
    Gloat
    Publish the results
    Break out the ouzo
    Do the laundry


15. You, too, can work at archaeological excavation!
    True
    False


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Compiled May 25 13