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Archaeology Vocabulary Review Using the PRS

Archaeology Vocabulary Review Using the PRS. K. What is the order of layers from oldest to youngest?. H. D. R. P. 1) K,H,D,R, & P. 3) P, R, D, H, & K. 2) K,H,D,P, & R. 4) R, P, D, H, & K. What is the order of layers from oldest to youngest?. K. H. D. R. P.

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Archaeology Vocabulary Review Using the PRS

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  1. Archaeology Vocabulary ReviewUsing the PRS

  2. K What is the order of layers from oldest to youngest? H D R P 1) K,H,D,R, & P 3) P, R, D, H, & K 2) K,H,D,P, & R 4) R, P, D, H, & K

  3. What is the order of layers from oldest to youngest? K H D R P 1) K,H,D,R, & P 3) P, R, D, H, & K 2) K,H,D,P, & R 4) R, P, D, H, & K

  4. What 2 vocab. terms did you use to solve the previous question? • Radioactive dating & Uniformitarianism • Stratigraphy & Law of Superposition • Kitchen Middens & Artifacts • Paleolithic & Mesolithic • None of these

  5. What 2 vocab. terms did you use to solve the previous question? • Radioactive dating & Uniformitarianism • Stratigraphy & Law of Superposition • Kitchen Middens & Artifacts • Paleolithic & Mesolithic • None of these

  6. What vocab. term describes this (bones of a wild boar)? • Artifact • Ecofact • Kitchen Midden • Stratigraphy

  7. What vocab. term describes this? Artifact Ecofact Kitchen Midden Stratigraphy This was not shaped by humans, thus it is an ecofact.

  8. This is a part of a trash heap from an old settlement. What is the term for this? (Not a PRS question: Why would an Archaeologist find this useful?) • Kitchen Midden • Ecofact • Garbology • Uniformitarianism

  9. This is a part of a trash heap from an old settlement. What is the term for this? Why would an Archaeologist find this useful? It tells about the resources people used to survive. • Kitchen Midden • Ecofact • Garbology • Uniformitarianism

  10. (Not a PRS question: Why might this be useful to an Archaeologist?) What term does this picture relate to? • Artifact • Radioactive Dating • Uniformitarianism • Garbology • Dendrochronology

  11. Why might this be useful to an Archaeologist? It can tell about the climate of the past and possibly tell about how long ago it lived. What term does this picture relate to? • Artifact • Radioactive Dating • Uniformitarianism • Garbology • Dendrochronology

  12. This was uncovered by Archaeologists at a site. What is it?

  13. Scientists compared that artifact to what they saw in African villages and determined it must be a grinding stone. --What principle did they use to figure out the use of this artifact? • Law of Superposition • Kitchen Midden • Uniformitarianism • None of these

  14. Scientists compared that artifact to what they saw in African villages and determined it must be a grinding stone. --What principle did they use to figure out the use of this artifact? Law of Superposition Kitchen Midden Uniformitarianism None of these

  15. What age were these from? Picture A Picture B 1) A is from the Paleolithic Age, B is Neolithic 2) A is from the Neolithic Age, B is Paleolithic 3) Neither of these is accurate

  16. What age were these from? Picture A Picture B 1) A is from the Paleolithic Age, B is Neolithic 2) A is from the Neolithic Age, B is Paleolithic 3) Neither of these is accurate

  17. This fossil skeleton is 10,000 years old. What vocab. term must have been used to figure out the age? • Stratigraphy • Radioactive Dating • Uniformitarianism • Law of Superposition • None of these

  18. This fossil skeleton is 10,000 years old. What vocab. term was used to figure out the age? • Stratigraphy • Radioactive Dating • Uniformitarianism • Law of Superposition • None of these

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