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Quiz 53

This quiz complements DIG's April 2006 issue on:
"Australia--Land of the Unknown."

Pick one answer from the menu under each question about archaeology.


1. Where is Eagle’s Reach?
a. outside Perth
b. west of Alice Springs
c. in the Outback
d. near Sydney


2. Archaeomagnetic dating helps in dating what type of archaeological feature?
a. walls
b. fire pits
c. graves
d. rock art


3. What are Megafauna?
a. fossilized plants
b. an ancient people of Australia
c. large extinct animals
d. creatures from Aboriginal mythology


4. What does archaeologist Rhys Jones think killed the Megafauna?
a. environmental changes caused by people
b. over hunting by people
c. disease
d. climate change
ANSWERS

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