GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is archaeology?
A
The study of the past by examining artifacts and fossils.
B
Reading history books
C
Studying dinosaurs
D
The study of the past by examining textbooks
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Archaeology is the study of human history using material remains. Archaeologists excavate and study features and artifacts, like this clay sculpture unearthed in Cerro de las Mesas, Veracruz, Mexico.

Detailed explanation-2: -Archaeology is the study of past cultures. Archaeologists are interested in how people of the past lived, worked, traded with others, moved across the landscape, and what they believed. Understanding the past may help us better understand our own society and that of other cultures.

Detailed explanation-3: -archaeology, also spelled archeology, the scientific study of the material remains of past human life and activities.

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