Principles And Methods Of Archaeology Set 9

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This set of Principles and Methods of Archaeology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Principles And Methods Of Archaeology Set 9

Q1 | Lothal site of Indus Valley Civilization was excavated by………..
  • Marshall
  • Wheeler
  • S R Rao
  • R S Bisht
Answer: S R Rao
Q2 | Who is the proponent of Behvaioural Archaeology
  • Michael Schiffer
  • Bruce Trigger
  • Wheeler
  • Petrie
Answer: Michael Schiffer
Q3 | ……….. is the study of past human economy and environment using earth and lifesciences
  • Environmental Archaeology
  • Geoarchaeology
  • Settlement Archaeology
  • All the above
Answer: Environmental Archaeology
Q4 | Sarah Pomeroy was a ……………….archaeologist
  • Gender
  • Linguistic
  • Cognitive archaeology
  • Ethno archaeology
Answer: Gender
Q5 | ……. is the study of how artifacts move from their ‘systematic context’
  • Behavioural Archaeology
  • Settlement archaeology
  • Geoarchaeology
  • environmental archaeology
Answer: Behavioural Archaeology
Q6 | Who coined the term ‘Symbolic Archaeology’
  • Ian Hodder
  • Lewis Binford
  • Trigger
  • J Princep
Answer: Ian Hodder
Q7 | Non- destructive scientific survey and documentation of sites is known as………………..
  • Excavation
  • Exploration
  • Salvage
  • All the above
Answer: Exploration
Q8 | Sondage means in archaeology
  • Test pit
  • Maping
  • Salvage
  • none of the above
Answer: Test pit
Q9 | Who invented the method of Aerial Reconnaissance
  • OGS Crawford
  • Sankalia
  • Douglass
  • Graham Clarke
Answer: OGS Crawford
Q10 | Submerged port cities can be explored or excavated through……………
  • Underwater survey
  • Aerial Survey
  • Pedestrian Survey
  • All the above
Answer: Underwater survey
Q11 | If a Bulldozer is accidently opened a megalithic burial in a region, which of the following method will be applied for the retrieval of archaeological materials?
  • Exploration
  • Sondage
  • Salvage operation
  • Pedestrian survey
Answer: Salvage operation
Q12 | Destructive site documentation in archaeology is………………
  • Excavation
  • Exploration
  • Sampling
  • All the above
Answer: Excavation
Q13 | Edward Harris is related with ……………
  • Stratigraphy
  • Aerial mapping
  • C14 dating
  • None of the above
Answer: Stratigraphy
Q14 | Who invented the Dendrochronology dating method
  • A.E Douglass
  • Willard F Libby
  • Pit River
  • None of the above
Answer: A.E Douglass
Q15 | Which of the following dating method is developed by Jeffrey L. Bada
  • Amino acid method
  • C 14 Method
  • Seriation method
  • Varve method
Answer: Amino acid method
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