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Archaeology
Quiz 1
Name________________________
Class________ Date____________ I.
Magic Square: Select from the numbered statements the best answer
for each of the terms (A - I). Put the number in the proper space in the
magic square box. The total of the numbers will be the same across each
row and down each column.
| A. archaeology | 1. The supervisor
must make this each day | | B. tell | 2.
Manmade mound on a natural hill ... containing city on top of city |
| C. sherd | 3. Contains the bones
of the deceased, which were placed after decomposition | |
D. artifact | 4.
Any object made and left by man | | E. scarab
| 5. Fragments of pottery -- the indicator pieces that tell
the form the vessel | | F. cartouche |
6. A “coat-of-arms” seal ring of a pharaoh to indicate his authority |
| G. diagnostic sherds | 7.
A fragment of a pot or pop can | | H. ostracon | 8.
The pharaoh’s name or title enclosed on a seal ring | |
I. ossuary | 9. Study of ancient remains |
| 10. A fragment of pottery containing
an inscription | | |
II. Sentence answer or fill in
the blank questions: 1. The two main principles
of archaeology are ______________ and ____________
2.
Define the terms and use them to explain how we know Ekron to be a Philistine
site.
3. What are three ways an archaeologist helps us
understand the Bible. 4. After a survey is made, the
surveyor divides the tell into _________ and _________which will be the
excavated portions of the tell. | 
