Archaeological Anthropology MCQs

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman Shamil | Last updated: August 6, 2024

  1. What is the primary focus of archaeological anthropology?
    a) The study of human genetic variation
    b) The analysis of material remains to understand past human cultures
    c) The examination of contemporary social practices
    d) The study of language and communication
    Answer: b) The analysis of material remains to understand past human cultures
  2. Which method involves the systematic excavation of sites to recover artifacts and features?
    a) Radiocarbon dating
    b) Stratigraphy
    c) Field survey
    d) Excavation
    Answer: d) Excavation
  3. What does ‘stratigraphy’ in archaeology refer to?
    a) The study of ancient texts
    b) The analysis of the sequence of layers of soil or sediment in an archaeological site
    c) The dating of artifacts using tree rings
    d) The chemical analysis of soil samples
    Answer: b) The analysis of the sequence of layers of soil or sediment in an archaeological site
  4. What is ‘artifact’ in the context of archaeological anthropology?
    a) A naturally occurring object
    b) A tool or object created or modified by humans
    c) A fossilized plant or animal
    d) A written document from ancient times
    Answer: b) A tool or object created or modified by humans
  5. Which dating method is commonly used to determine the age of organic materials?
    a) Potassium-argon dating
    b) Thermoluminescence
    c) Radiocarbon dating
    d) Dendrochronology
    Answer: c) Radiocarbon dating
  6. What is ‘site survey’ in archaeological research?
    a) The process of analyzing artifacts in a laboratory
    b) The systematic examination of a landscape to identify and record archaeological sites
    c) The dating of archaeological remains using chemical methods
    d) The reconstruction of ancient structures from historical records
    Answer: b) The systematic examination of a landscape to identify and record archaeological sites
  7. Which term describes the study of human skeletal remains to understand past populations?
    a) Bioarchaeology
    b) Ethnoarchaeology
    c) Experimental archaeology
    d) Historical archaeology
    Answer: a) Bioarchaeology
  8. What does ‘context’ refer to in archaeology?
    a) The geographical location of a site
    b) The relationship between artifacts, features, and their location in the stratigraphic sequence
    c) The historical background of an archaeological site
    d) The type of material used to make artifacts
    Answer: b) The relationship between artifacts, features, and their location in the stratigraphic sequence
  9. What is ‘experimental archaeology’?
    a) The use of historical documents to reconstruct past events
    b) The replication and testing of ancient technologies and techniques to understand their use
    c) The study of genetic material from ancient populations
    d) The analysis of climate changes over historical periods
    Answer: b) The replication and testing of ancient technologies and techniques to understand their use
  10. Which archaeological approach focuses on understanding how past societies interacted with their environment?
    a) Historical archaeology
    b) Environmental archaeology
    c) Underwater archaeology
    d) Prehistoric archaeology
    Answer: b) Environmental archaeology

More Anthropology MCQs

  1. Concepts in Anthropology MCQs
  2. Introduction to Computing MCQs
  3. Moral Foundations of Education MCQs
  4. Physical Anthropology MCQs
  5. Micro Anthropology MCQs
  6. Introduction to Sociology MCQs
  7. Social Psychology MCQs
  8. Macro Anthropology MCQs
  9. Archaeology MCQs
  10. International Relations MCQs
  11. Quantitative Research in Social Anthropology MCQs
  12. Introduction to Management MCQs
  13. Language and Identity MCQs
  14. Agricultural Anthropology MCQs
  15. Rural Development and Social Morphology MCQs
  16. Human and Cultural Geography MCQs
  17. Political Anthropology MCQs
  18. Introduction to Statistics MCQs
  19. Gender and Anthropology MCQs
  20. Social Gerontology MCQs
  21. Introduction to Public Health MCQs
  22. Anthropology of Human Rights MCQs
  23. Community Development and Social Work MCQs
  24. Legal Anthropology MCQs
  25. Anthropology of Food MCQs
  26. Indigenous Knowledge System and Development MCQs
  27. Social History MCQs
  28. Applied Anthropology
  29. Anthropology and Development MCQs
  30. Anthropology and Health MCQs
  31. Theory in Anthropology MCQs
  32. Perspectives of Education in Pakistan MCQs
  33. Industrial Anthropology and Globalism MCQs
  34. Qualitative Research Method MCQs
  35. Economic Anthropology MCQs
  36. Anthropology of Religion MCQs
  37. Cultural and Human Ecology MCQs
  38. Introduction to Project Management MCQs
  39. Anthropology of Media and Communication MCQs
  40. Business and Corporate Anthropology MCQs
  41. Virtual and Digital Ethnography MCQs
  42. Law and Constitutional Studies MCQs
  43. Technology, Industry and Social Change MCQs
  44. RSPN and Participatory Development MCQs
  45. Psychological Anthropology MCQs
  46. Anthropology and Migration MCQs
  47. Agrarian Societies and Food Security MCQs
  48. Social Advocacy and Mobilization MCQs
  49. Development and Tourism MCQs
  50. Scientific Writing MCQs
  51. Urban Anthropology and Architecture MCQs
  52. Population and Demography MCQs
  53. Anthropology and Philosophy MCQs
  54. NGOs and Social Development MCQs
  55. Visual and Digital Anthropology MCQs
  56. Social and Public Policy MCQs
  57. Public Administration MCQs
  58. Environmental Anthropology MCQs
  59. Economic Geographies MCQs
  60. Peasant and Agrarian Societies MCQs
  61. Power and Governance MCQs
  62. Introduction to Anthropology MCQs
  63. Physical Anthropology MCQs
  64. Socio-Cultural Anthropology MCQs
  65. Anthropological Theory MCQs
  66. Linguistic Anthropology MCQs
  67. Archaeological Anthropology MCQs
  68. Ethnographic Research Methods MCQs
  69. Special Problem MCQs
  70. Human Variation and Genetics MCQs
  71. Urban Societies MCQs
  72. Perspectives on Development MCQs
  73. Rituals and Supernatural Beliefs MCQs
  74. Political Process and Governance MCQs
  75. Sex, Gender and Kinship MCQs
  76. Emergence of State and Culture MCQs
  77. Environment, Technology and Society MCQs
  78. Human Ecology MCQs
  79. Modernity and Post Modernity MCQs
  80. Past Societies MCQs
  81. Culture and Medical Practices MCQs
  82. Human Development MCQs
  83. Anthropology of Family and Kinship MCQs
  84. South Asian Society MCQs
  85. Applied Anthropology MCQs
  86. Global Cultural Transformation MCQs

Related Posts: