• A quiet summer walk through the Marching Bear Group of effigy mounds

    Effigy Mounds

    National Monument Iowa

So, What is Archeology? Post-Test

 

 

So, What is Archaeology?

Post-test

1. Taking one or two unrecorded artifacts from a site does make a difference.

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2. Another word for archaeology is paleontology.

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3. Native Americans lived in many types of structures including tepees.

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4. Archaeologists study dinosaurs.

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5. Archaeologists only dig prehistoric sites.

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6. Native Americans have lived in Iowa for thousands of years.

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7. New discoveries can be made from ancient Native American archaeological sites.

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8. Prehistory was just when cavemen and dinosaurs lived.

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9. Only advanced civilizations have culture; others do not.

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10. Archaeologists are pot hunters.

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11. Prehistoric Native American peoples did not ride horses.

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12. All Native Americans hunted with bow and arrows.

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13. Archaeologists dig with many different tools, not just with shovels.

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14. An archaeological site is only a place where a large group of people once lived.

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15. Archaeologists look for pretty objects to sell to museums.

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Effigy Mounds National Monument

 

Did You Know?

Marching Bear Group

In the South Unit of Effigy Mounds National Monument, the Marching Bear Group of 10 bear mounds, three bird mounds and two linear mounds represent the best preserved group of effigy mounds present today from the Effigy Mound Culture.