Archaeological Recovery and Dating Techniques
Human Prehistory from the Paleolithic to Neolithic
Origins of Complexity and Early Writing Systems
Archaeology of Death and Ancient Calendar Systems
Wild Card III
100

What is the name of the archaeological site found right here in Estero Bay?


What is Mound Key?


100

What anthropological term means "stone?"


What is Lithic?

100

What writing system is this? 


What is Cuneiform?

100

What is the name of the calendar system used today?

What is Gregorian?

100

What Pop-Culture Franchise did Dr. Stein use to demonstrate the connection between politics, culture and calendar systems. 

What is Star Wars?

(BBY vs ABY) and (BCE vs ACE)


200

What archaeological principle is known as "sequential layering of deposits with the understanding that deeper layers are older than layers closer to the surface?"

What is Stratigraphy?


200

What is the name of the wild ancestor of Corn?

What is Teosinte?

200

What does Mesopotamia mean?

What is Between Two Rivers?

200

What was the primary reason behind the creation of calendars? 

What is Agriculture (seasonal planting and harvesting)?

200

What is this saying?

What is Forgive and Forget?

300

What type of material culture is the subject of this video?


What is Feature, Artifact and Ecofact?

300

What human ancestor is most associated with Mousterian Lithic Technology?


What is Neanderthalensis?

300

What Egyptian writing system is "for the people?"


What is Demotic?

300

What is the exact date is the winter solstice this year?

What is Thursday, December 21st?

300

What "metallic" age did Otzi the Iceman originate from?

What is Chalcolithic (Copper) Age?

400

What dating technique is defined as "giving the approximate age of an artifact based on its relation to other objects that may or may not have been dated already?"

What is Relative Dating?

400

What subsistence system is characterized as being reliant on the domestication of animals for their milk, meat, blood and other products?

What is Pastoralism?

400

What is one of the four cultural changes in transition to states?

What is Agricultural Innovation, Diversification of Labor, Emergence of Central Government, and Social Stratification?

400

What is the name of the 30ft stone megaliths in Stonehenge?

What are Trilithons?

400

What culture is the origin of this fresco?


What is Minoan?

500

What is the name of this late modern Archaeologist?


What is William Rathje?

500

Food Collection is a _______ Technology?

Food Producing is a ______ Technology?

What is Extractive?

What is Productive?

500

Who was the father of Sumerian High Priestess Enheduanna?

Who is Sargon the Great?


500

What is the name of the second stage in the evolution of Egyptian pyramids? 

What is Mastaba?

500

What do these Maya Long-Count glyphs represent?

What is October 30th, 2023?

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