USI.3a Archaeology
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- Q1
Archaeologists study _______________ through the recovery and analysis of artifacts.
human behavior and culture
technology advancement
science
dinosaurs
30s - Q2
____is something made by humans and is often a primative tool, structure, or part of a functional item.
An artifact
Evidence
Archaeology
Equipment
30s - Q3
Cactus Hill is located in ______________ Virginia.
Southeastern
Northeastern
Northwestern
Southwestern
30s - Q4
Cactus Hill is located along the ___________ River.
Ohio
Nottoway
Mississippi
James
30s - Q5
Evidence found at Cactus Hill is ___________________ years old.
over a million
1000
1,500 - 1,800
15,000 - 18,000
30s - Q6
__________________ is the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts.
Archaeology
Sociology
Anatomy
Biology
30s - Q7
Evidence that humans lived at Cactus Hill as early as 18,000 years ago makes it ________________________.
the oldest site of its kind in the world.
the only site found in North America.
the first of many sites containing this type of evidence.
one of the oldest sites in North America.
30s - Q8
Where is one of the oldest archaeological sites in the United States located?
Maya
Notting Hill
Cactus Ridge
Cactus Hill
30s - Q9
The type of person who discovered this is MOST LIKLEY
an archeologist
a paleontologist
30s - Q10
This is an example of
a secondary source
a fossil
an artifact
30s - Q11
This is an example of
a primary source
a fossil
a secondary source
30s - Q12
The type of person who discovered this is MOST LIKLEY
a paleontologist
an archeologist
30s - Q13
The people who are discovery this are MOST LIKELY
paleontologists
archaeologists
30s - Q14
These people just discovered
a fossil
an artifact
a secondary source
30s - Q15
Which of these IS NOT a PRIMARY SOURCE?
a book about the person
a photograph
a speech
a hand written letter
30s
