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210+ Principles and Methods of Archaeology Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History) .

201.

Lothal site of Indus Valley Civilization was excavated by………..

A. Marshall
B. Wheeler
C. S R Rao
D. R S Bisht
Answer» C. S R Rao
202.

Who is the proponent of Behvaioural Archaeology

A. Michael Schiffer
B. Bruce Trigger
C. Wheeler
D. Petrie
Answer» A. Michael Schiffer
203.

……….. is the study of past human economy and environment using earth and life sciences

A. Environmental Archaeology
B. Geoarchaeology
C. Settlement Archaeology
D. All the above
Answer» A. Environmental Archaeology
204.

Sarah Pomeroy was a ……………….archaeologist

A. Gender
B. Linguistic
C. Cognitive archaeology
D. Ethno archaeology
Answer» A. Gender
205.

……. is the study of how artifacts move from their ‘systematic context’

A. Behavioural Archaeology
B. Settlement archaeology
C. Geoarchaeology
D. environmental archaeology
Answer» A. Behavioural Archaeology
206.

Who coined the term ‘Symbolic Archaeology’

A. Ian Hodder
B. Lewis Binford
C. Trigger
D. J Princep
Answer» A. Ian Hodder
207.

Non- destructive scientific survey and documentation of sites is known as………………..

A. Excavation
B. Exploration
C. Salvage
D. All the above
Answer» B. Exploration
208.

Sondage means in archaeology

A. Test pit
B. Maping
C. Salvage
D. none of the above
Answer» A. Test pit
209.

Who invented the method of Aerial Reconnaissance

A. OGS Crawford
B. Sankalia
C. Douglass
D. Graham Clarke
Answer» A. OGS Crawford
210.

Submerged port cities can be explored or excavated through……………

A. Underwater survey
B. Aerial Survey
C. Pedestrian Survey
D. All the above
Answer» A. Underwater survey
211.

If a Bulldozer is accidently opened a megalithic burial in a region, which of the following method will be applied for the retrieval of archaeological materials?

A. Exploration
B. Sondage
C. Salvage operation
D. Pedestrian survey
Answer» C. Salvage operation
212.

Destructive site documentation in archaeology is………………

A. Excavation
B. Exploration
C. Sampling
D. All the above
Answer» A. Excavation
213.

Edward Harris is related with ……………

A. Stratigraphy
B. Aerial mapping
C. C14 dating
D. None of the above
Answer» A. Stratigraphy
214.

Who invented the Dendrochronology dating method

A. A.E Douglass
B. Willard F Libby
C. Pit River
D. None of the above
Answer» A. A.E Douglass
215.

Which of the following dating method is developed by Jeffrey L. Bada

A. Amino acid method
B. C 14 Method
C. Seriation method
D. Varve method
Answer» A. Amino acid method

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