Partition of unexcavated earth between two excavation trenches.

In his article about using the Bible in archaeology, Kevin McGeough advocates that we should:

Make sense of the differences and similarities in texts and archaeology.

Besides using pottery to assist in dating an archaeological context relative to another, pottery can also be used to:

Ascertain information about how it was produced., Ascertain the subsistence economy of the settlement in which it was found.

Which of the following items can be used to help to date the past?

Astronomical events, such as lunar eclipses, known from ancient texts., Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian king lists.

In her article "Why We Dig?", Carol Meyers explains that we love archaeology because:

The discovery of an artifact puts us literally in touch with past people., We are fascinated about peoples' lives in the past.

In "Stones, Bones," Aren Maier proudly calls himself a Biblical Archaeologist. In his definition, he says that:

One must be willing to engage in the interface between "Bible and Spade"

W.F. Albright improved archaeological methods through:

The careful collection and recording of broken bits of pottery.

Israel Finkelstein, a well known "minimalist", argues that:

The biblical stories about kings David and Solomon are largely fictional.

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1
A baulk is a:
Partition of unexcavated earth between two excavation trenches.
Pit that has been filled with ashes, pottery sherds, bones and coins.
Ancient wall that separates a religious precinct from domestic houses.
The name given to archaeological deposits at tell-sites in the Levant.
2
In his article about using the Bible in archaeology, Kevin McGeough advocates that we should:
Use archaeology to prove or disprove the Bible.
Disregard the Bible entirely. It's been too heavily curated and edited.
Treat material culture and the archaeological record as "text"
Make sense of the differences and similarities in texts and archaeology.
3
The Israeli archaeologist Yigael Yadin carried out archaeological excavations at the following sites:
Hazor, Jericho, and Jerusalem.
Shechem, Hazor, and Masada
Tell Beit Mirsim, Megiddo, and Masada
Hazor, Megiddo, and Masada
4
Besides using pottery to assist in dating an archaeological context relative to another, pottery can also be used to:
Ascertain information about how it was produced.
Perform Carbon-14 dating.
Ascertain the gender and identity of its users.
Ascertain the subsistence economy of the settlement in which it was found.
5
Which of the following items can be used to help to date the past?
Astronomical events, such as lunar eclipses, known from ancient texts.
Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian king lists.
Carbon-14 dating of stone architecture or metal artifacts
The size and form of animal bones found in an archaeological context.
6
In her article "Why We Dig?", Carol Meyers explains that we love archaeology because:
We crave the wealth and fame of finding a valuable treasure from the past.
The discovery of an artifact puts us literally in touch with past people.
We are fascinated about peoples' lives in the past.
We love the idea of digging in the hot sun and getting a great tan!
7
In "Stones, Bones," Aren Maier proudly calls himself a Biblical Archaeologist. In his definition, he says that:
The Biblical Archaeologist may be able to prove that the Exodus is true.
One must be willing to engage in the interface between "Bible and Spade"
They should avoid dealing with the biblical text altogether.
Biblical Archaeologists should only study remains from tell-sites.
8
W.F. Albright improved archaeological methods through:
The application of Carbon-14 dating to archaeological materials.
The introduction of the Box-Grid method of excavations
The careful collection and recording of broken bits of pottery.
The study of animal bones by paleozoologists.
9
Israel Finkelstein, a well known "minimalist", argues that:
There are few correspondences between modern place names and biblical sites
The 'massebot' at Shechem is the site of the "Covenant Renewal Ceremony".
The biblical stories about kings David and Solomon are largely fictional.
The story of the Exodus is fully supported by archaeological evidence.
10
The half-life of the radioactive isotope Carbon-14 (when half of the atoms in a given sample have decayed) is:
3570 years.
5730 years.
4780 years.
6540 years.

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