Archaeology Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 9
In which country's cave of La Madeleine was a prehistoric sculpture of a bison licking itself found?
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france
What gambling items have been discovered to be loaded in ancient Egyptian ruins?
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dice
What is the general term for a zaftig female statuette from Paleolithic times?
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venus
Which ancient city's walls discovered by Kathleen Kenyon in the 1950s were not the ones that supposedly fell during Joshua's conquest?
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jericho
Which grains are commonly analyzed in archaeology for dating purposes?
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pollen
Which group of people visited Newfoundland around 1000 A.D., as evidenced by excavations?
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vikings
Which German-born archaeologist, who made a fortune during the Crimean War, used his wealth to search for Troy?
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heinrich schliemann
In which country do scholars believe Hissarlik, a mount near the mouth of the Dardanelles, is the site of Troy?
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turkey
What is the name for a stone coffin, often ornamented with sculpture, derived from the Greek term for 'flesh eating'?
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sarcophagus
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