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Warburton, Cheshire, first screened 4 March 2007

Time Trial

With so few finds turning up at Warburton, our quick quiz to accompany this programme focuses on archaeological tools and techniques. How many answers can you get right?

(The quiz uses JavaScript so you need to be using Netscape 3, Internet Explorer 3.01 or above, and have JavaScript enabled)

Why might archaeologists use an auger?

 

What is a 'sondage'?

 

What is 'bosing'?

 

If dendrochronology enables us to date wooden objects by reference to the annual growth rings in trees, what is 'varve dating' based on?

 

What did the US chemist William Libby publish the first of in 1949?

 

Coprolites can be used to work out past diets and diseases. What are they?

 

out of 6 correct on first try

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Related links

spacerThe Roman occupation
spacerTime traveller's guide to the Roman empire
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spacerFurther reading
Geophysics
Aerial view of trench
Long trench
Previous finds
Victor's reconstruction