A member of the British Royal Family studied archaeology at Cambridge University. It was: Dame Agatha Christie is famous for her many mystery novels. She also had a personal connection to archaeology. It was that: Which of the following is NOT a method used by archaeologists to date past sites, artefacts or events? In November 1922 Howard Carter opened a small hole in the plaster and stone wall that sealed Tutankhamen’s tomb. He inserted a candle so that he could see what was beyond. Those waiting behind him asked ‘can you see anything?’. His famous reply was: The earliest evidence of hominids using stone tools is found at: Macquarie University’s Professor Naguib Kanawati has dug for many years in Egypt. This year’s season yielded some exciting 6th Dynasty mummies from a cemetery at: Archaeologists do faunal analyses (look at animal bones) to find out about, among other things: A geological principle formulated by Nicolaus Steno (Danish-born geologist and anatomist, 1638 – 1686) and borrowed by archaeologists is that in any pile of sedimentary rocks (or sediments) undisturbed by folding or overturning, the strata on the bottom must have been deposited first. This principle is known as Steno’s Law or the Law of: Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States, was also an archaeologist. He is famous for what amounts to the first scientific and controlled excavation in the discipline. He excavated: If you are visiting the remains of 10th century Anglo-Scandinavian tenements in the Coppergate, you are in which British city? ‘Rosalila’ is a temple at: Catal Huyuk is a Neolithic site famous for its large size, density of occupation, and spectacular artwork. If you are visiting Catal Huyuk you are in: Which French cave is famous for the paintings on its walls? Lindow Man is an example of: The famous sites of Nimrud and Nineveh are in:
