The Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Simon Fraser University
FUN PAGE !
O.K. all you archaeological detectives out there,
here is your big chance to show yourself
if you really have what it takes to be
a GREAT detective! Just take the quiz below:
Are you ready?
It might be useful to print this page out on your computer so you can write
your answers right in.
#1:    Why do we call the site DhRl 16? ________________________
#2:    What is the method that archaelogists use? _________________
 
#3: What tool is used a lot for excavating? _____________________
 
#4:    What is the scientific term used when scientists predict something? ____________
 
#5:    What First Nations People live in the area of DhRl 16? _____________
 
#6: Name two types of excavations: ____________________________
 
#7: What were the biggest features found at DhRl 16? ______________
 
#8:    According to stratigraphy, which would be the oldest layer of ground,
the one on the surface, or the one a few feet below the surface?
_______________________________________
 
#9:    Name the instrument archaeologists use to survey a site: ___________
 
#10:    Is archaeology expensive or cheap?  _____________________
 
#11:    Name one of the techniques used to identify very tiny,
like seeds, beads and bones
(hint: there was two discussed): ________________
#12: Which type of remains do archaeologists recover most often,
organic or inorganic? _________________
 Finished?
Now check your answers by
clicking on the flower ! Hey, no cheating!!