M.A. (A.I.H.C. A.) (Semester II) CBCS) Examination, 2017
METHODS IN ARCHAEOLOGY
Day Date: Friday, 21-04-2017 Max. Marks: 70
Time: 10.30 AM to 01.00 PM
Instruction All questions are compulsory.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 Select appropriate word: 14
method is suitable for excavation of fortification.
Vertical method Horizontal method
Step trench method Quadrant
Perforated jar is characteristic feature of culture.
Ahar Harappa Banas Kayatha
put forth the theory of 'Three age system'.
C.J.Thomsen Charles Darwin
William Jones Pit Rivers
Dendrochronology was first developed by
Williard F. Libby A.E.Douglass
H.H.Thomas R.Allchin
For pottery drawing parts of pottery are used.
Rim base body neck
tip lip neck shoulder
Trenches are separated from each other with
Pit Post hole Baulk Stone
Principle of stratigraphy is borrowed from of the following
Subjects.
Physics Anthropology Geology Botany
Q.2 Write short notes of the following (any four out of five): 14
Preservation of ancient papers
Pottery Yard
Importance of recording of evidences
Use of Toposheet in exploration
Excavation of Trial Trench
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Q.3 Write short answers of the following (any two out of three): 14
Discuss the method of disposal of dead is an important element.
Pottery has rightly been called the alphabet of archaeology" Discuss.
Explain the contents of Excavation Report Writing.
Q.4 Write the answer any one: 14
Discuss the importance of absolute methods of dating in Archaeology, with
suitable examples.
OR
Narrate the traditional methods of archaeology exploration.
Q.5 Describe the various methods excavation in detail with suitable examples. 14