1. During which century is the modern science of archaeology generally
considered to have started?
Seventeenth
Thirteenth
Fifteenth
Nineteenth
2. Ignoring grave robbers, looters and treasure hunters, the first
archaeologist arguably was a Neo-Babylonian king from the sixth century BC.
What was his name?
Nabonidus
Solomon
Ramesses II
Augustus
3. This archaeologist gets a mention in the Dead Sea Scrolls but what makes
the last great king of the Babylonians an archaeologist, as far as some people
are concerned?
Unearthing old buildings
Discovering lost technology
Treasure hunting
Grave robbing
4. People had been recording events in writing for some time, however it is
Herodotus of Halicarnassus from the fifth century BC who is regarded in the
West as the "Father of History" due to his work "The Histories". What was his
nationality?
Roman
Greek
Persian
Assyrian
5. Herodotus used some historical archaeological techniques in putting his
works together. Which of these is a primary source for historical
archaeologists?
Artefacts
Middens
Oral traditions
Graveyards
6. Antiquarianism was another stage in the development of archaeology. The
antiquarian studied history through material evidence of the past. Some
consider the Middle Ages to mark the start of antiquarianism. However, earlier
examples of such individuals arguably exist. One such individual was the
traveller and geographer Pausanias (c.110-180 AD), who writings helped the
19th century archaeological pioneer Heinrich Schliemann pinpoint a Bronze
Age royal cemetery dating from the 16th century BC at the ancient Greek city
of Mycenae. What nationality was Pausanias?
Egyptian
Greek
Assyrian
Persian
7. Another early antiquarian was the Chinese scholar Ouyang Xiu (10071072), who is seen by some as a pioneer in epigraphy techniques. What is
epigraphy?
Preservation of perishable materials
Excavation techniques
Artefact dating techniques
Study of ancient inscriptions
8. The first known archaeological excavations (as opposed to treasure hunts)
in Britain were carried out during the early 17th century on a megalithic
monument site. What was the name of this Wiltshire site?
Maes Howe
Stonehenge
Callanish
Carnac
9. Shortly after Harvey and North's dig, the Italian-influenced British architect
Inigo Jones also spent time at Stonehenge in the early 17th century. What
was his interpretation of the site?
Roman building
Druid religious site
Greek temple
Pictish fort
10. The first antiquarian society was the College (or Society) of Antiquaries,
founded around 1586 and formed to debate antiquarian matters. Antiquarians
were often ridiculed and were believed to have an unhealthy interest in death,
the obscure and the arcane. A contemporary story with an antiquarian can be
found the book "The Antiquary" (1816). Also author of "Ivanhoe", which Scot
penned "The Antiquary"?
Charles Dickens
Sir Walter Scott
William Thakeray
Robert Louis Stevenson