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Effigy Mounds National Monument
Crossword Puzzle
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Crossword Puzzle
Test your knowledge of archaeology by solving the crossword puzzle.
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6. Those events that occurred before written record.
9. The systematic digging for artifacts.
11. Locations; any area of past human activity.
13. Ceremonial acts.
15. A thin piece of stone, bone or antler with sharp edges that was somehow removed from a larger piece of the object.
16. A vertical section of the soil from the surface down through all the levels on the pit wall at the dig.
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1. Where in time and space an artifact is found.
2. The study of past human culture through artifacts.
3. An area archaeologists will excavate to look for artifacts and features.
4. Area of human activity layered upon one another in the ground according to periods of time
5. Anything made or modified by humans.
7. A non-moveable artifact; an artifact that loses shape if moved; i.e. a fire hearth
8. Bird covering; sometimes used as a bird covering.
10. The square area archaeologists will excavate.
12. A device used to throw spears.
14. A weapon.
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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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Last Updated: August 15, 2009 at 15:55 EST |
