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Soils and archaeology
Unravelling the past
Archaeological excavations
Soils and archaeology - Quiz

Soils and archaeology - Quiz

Answer each question below, then choose Check answers to see your score. You can reveal the correct responses after marking.

1 Does an archaeologist....?

Study modern arches Study modern archery Study the past in the soil

2 Which are common archaeology tools?

A trowel and brush A towel and toothbrush Dynamite

3 What is a 'historic artefact'?

A very old painter An object found by archaeologists Ancient cave drawings

4 What preserves best in well-drained soils?

Ancient bodies Wooden objects Metal objects and pottery Ancient wheat and barley grains

5 Which preserves best in wet, peaty, boggy soil?

Ancient bodies Swords Coins

6 How do aerial photographs help archaeologists?

They show where the car parks are They don't help really By revealing patterns from buried remains They locate houses and roads

7 Why can ancient pollen grains be important?

They show which crops were grown and what people ate They prove hayfever is not new! They show how animals were kept Pollen doesn't affect archaeology

8 Why was the Lindow Peat-bog man preserved?

He was frozen solid for thousands of years He was turned to stone by the peat bog His body was kept in wet acid soils He was mummified like a Pharaoh

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