LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI– 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION  HISTORY
THIRD SEMESTER  NOVEMBER 2003
HT 3802/H 917 PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF ARCHAEOLOGY
07.11.2003
Max: 100 Marks
1.00  4.00
PART A
(4  5= 20 Marks)
Answer any FOUR of the following in not exceeding 100 words each
01. Salvage Archaeology
02. Alexander Cunningham
03. Exploration Kit
04. Objectives of site survey
05. Conservation
06. Grid system
PART  B
(2  10 = 20 Marks)
Answer any TWO of the following in not exceeding 200 words each
07. Examine the value of Pottery in Archaeology.
08. What is the relation between Archaeology and Anthropology?
09. Explain the Carbon Dating method.
10. Explain how the miniature objects are displayed in a museum.
PART  C
(3  20 = 60 Marks)
Answer any THREE of the following not exceeding 1200 words each
11. What is Neoarchaeology? Write an essay on the different kinds of
Archaeology.
12. Trace the development of Archaeology in the 19th and 20th century.
13. Describe the various scientific aids used in prospecting and in the survey of
Archaeological sites.
14. Explain the role of excavation staff and equipments involved therein.
15. Narrate the Documentation and publication methods.
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