Archaeology (Junior Cert History): Quizzes
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What is archaeology the study of?
What is archaeology the study of?
Remains left by people in the past
What does excavation involve?
What does excavation involve?
Digging up ground to find remains
What is the purpose of rescue archaeology?
What is the purpose of rescue archaeology?
To save evidence before new construction
Which conditions help preserve archaeological evidence?
Which conditions help preserve archaeological evidence?
Extreme dryness or airlessness
What does radiocarbon dating measure?
What does radiocarbon dating measure?
The amount of carbon-14
What does dendrochronology use for dating?
What does dendrochronology use for dating?
Tree rings
What is stratigraphy based on?
What is stratigraphy based on?
How deep artefacts are buried
What does pollen analysis help to understand?
What does pollen analysis help to understand?
What was growing at a site
What does DNA testing reveal?
What does DNA testing reveal?
Origins and ethnicity of people
What does 3D reconstruction use to recreate faces?
What does 3D reconstruction use to recreate faces?
Computer models from skulls
What information does examining bones provide?
What information does examining bones provide?
Sex, age, height, and diet
What is conservation in archaeology?
What is conservation in archaeology?
Protecting and preserving objects
How are archaeologists described in the note?
How are archaeologists described in the note?
Like detectives of the past