Hist 205:Archaeology Question Paper
Hist 205:Archaeology
Course:Education
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2010
FACULTY : ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION AND COUNSELLING
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS Answer ALL Questions
Question 1
a) How would you define Archaeology (2marks)
b) Identify the three ways through which archeologists study the archaeological records?(3marks)
c) What do you understand by the term “pre-literate period” (3marks)
d) Identify any three of the skills that an archaeologist learns through the archaeological laboratory course. (3marks)
e) State any two areas of study covered under the scope of archaeology (3marks)
f) What name did Louis Leaky give to the fossil he found at Olduvai Gorge, \Tanzania in 1959? (2marks)
g) Briefly describe the following Hypotheses that archaeologist use to explain the evolution and spread of the human race:
i) The African hypothesis (3marks)
ii) The multiregional hypotheses (3marks)
Question 2
Using suitable illustrations, explain how archaeologists apply the relative dating method with reference to superposition. (20marks)
Question 3
Explain the significance of the Neolithic era in the development of early civilizations in Africa and the Near East (20marks)
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