Anthro Department
Who is the Faculty Advisor for Anthropology Club?
Who is Jason Alley?
This is the name for a broken piece of ceramic.
What is a Shard
OR
What is a Sherd?
What are the four fields of anthropology?
What are Cultural, linguistic, biological, and archaeological?
How many mounds are currently on the campus?
What are 25-20?
What female primatologist and anthropologist was famous for her work with chimpanzees? (Hint: she passed away one year and one day ago)
Who is Jane Goodall?
This professor has purple hair and owns a dachshund named Freki.
Who is Leslie Williams?
What was the first known writing system, developed in ancient Sumer?
What is Cuneiform?
This field is dedicated to the study of languages and the things that influence them.
What is Linguistic Anthropology?
What is the shape of the effigy mound behind the Neese Theater and Wright Art Museum?
What is a Turtle?
What is the name of the main character/archaeologist from the hit game series Tomb Raider
Who is Lara Croft?
This person is one of the curators of the museums here on campus, and is a professor of museum studies.
Who is Nikita Werner?
What term refers to the study of skeletal remains?
What is Osteology?
OR
What is osteological analysis?
What field is commonly involved in criminal justice through the identification of skeletons?
What is Forensic Anthropology?
Name at least one state in the midwest that is known for having Effigy Mounds
What is Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and/or Michigan
What fictional character is believed to be based on Beloit-born Roy Chapman Andrews?
Who is Indiana Jones?
What is the name of the two-story glass display on the first floor of the Logan Museum?
What is The Cube?
What term refers to a written field study documenting the culture from observation and participation?
What is Ethnography?
OR
What is Ethnographic study?
The approach that focuses on all four fields of Anthropology is called:
What is the Holistic approach?
What percentage of original mounds are still intact on campus?
What is 80%?
What type of anthropologist is Dr. Temperance Brennan from the popular FOX TV series Bones?
What is a Forensic anthropologist?
What ‘60s TV show does Department Head Shannon Fie love?
What is Star Trek?
What does NAGPRA stand for?
What is Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act?
This field studies ancient diseases and injuries through human and animal remains. Hint: It's also a medical field!
What is Paleopathology?
What was the last year that a mound was excavated on campus?
What is 1970?
This 2006 film was a hit in Mexico, but is considered ultimately inaccurate in its depiction of Mesoamerican cultures.
What is Apocalypto?