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(Answers) to Archeology Post-Test

 

 

So What is Archaeology?

Post-test

1. Taking one or two unrecorded artifacts from a site does make a difference. T F
2. Another word for archaeology is paleontology. T F
3. Native Americans lived in many types of structures including tepees. T F
4. Archaeologists study dinosaurs. T F
5. Archaeologists only dig prehistoric sites. T F
6. Native Americans have lived in Iowa for thousands of years. T F
7. New discoveries can be made from ancient Native American archaeological sites. T F
8. Prehistory was just when cavemen and dinosaurs lived. T F
9. Only advanced civilizations have culture; others do not. T F
10. Archaeologists are pot hunters. T F
11. Prehistoric Native American peoples did not ride horses. T F
12. All Native Americans hunted with bow and arrows. T F
13. Archaeologists dig with many different tools, not just with shovels. T F
14. An archaeological site is only a place where a large group of people once lived. T F
15. Archaeologists look for pretty objects to sell to museums. T F

 






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Effigy Mounds National Monument

 
Ellison Orr at Desk: Most of Orr's collections reside at effigy Mounds National Monument  

Did You Know?
An important figure in the documentation of Iowa's effigy mounds was Ellison Orr. Born in 1857, Orr worked other jobs while pursuing research in archeology. After retiring at the age of 73, Orr began a career as an archeologist spending the next 20 years conducting surveys and excavations.

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