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Describe Cuneiform
Wedged shaped writing inscribed on clay tablets.
What is the proper term for mounds?
Tell
Identify Strata
Earth's layers
Present day Iran, Iraq, Eastern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Egypt, and Northern Sudan area is also known as...?
The study of human remains
Osteology
Kenyon-Wheeler Method
Where can Egyptology trace its roots of collecting antiquities to?
The Nile Valley
Where was the home of Abraham?
Ur of the Chaldees.
What movie did the beginning of Chapter One refer to?
Back to the Future
Who excavated the Ur of the Chaldees?
Sir Leonard Woolley
Why is pottery still studied besides for dating purposes?
Determine types of clay and marl used.
What was the goal for the Palestine Exploration Fund?
Create a map of the country and excavate Jerusalem
Writer of "Murder in Mesopotamia"
Agatha Christie
Where is the Rosetta Stone today?
The British Museum
Famous archeologist who was a professor at University of Arizona
William G. Dever
What is the Rosetta Stone and what's on it?
A stone monument that consisted of three inscriptions: Hieroglyphs, Demotic, and ancient Greek
What year marked the start of the Israeli excavation of their ancestral land?
1948
Who correctly identified the names of three Persian Kings on tablets?
George Grotenfend
Who is a Pu-Abi?
Queen or priestess of Ur during First Dynasty