Levantine Archaeology Quiz

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Who carries out current archaeological digs in Israel?

Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquity

Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) (correct)

Syrian Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums

Jordanian Antiquities Authority

Which area prohibits unrestricted excavation at sites of archaeological importance?

Israel

Syria

Palestinian Authority (PA) (correct)

Jordan

What is another name for Levantine archaeology?

Mesopotamian archaeology

Syro-Palestinian archaeology (correct)

Anatolian archaeology

Arabian archaeology

What is the equivalent authority in Jordan for archaeological digs?

Department of Antiquities Signup and view all the answers

What is the importance of Levant in the study of the Stone Age peoples?

It helps in understanding the history of the earliest peoples of the Stone Age Signup and view all the answers

When did anatomically modern humans first arrive on the Indian subcontinent?

Between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago Signup and view all the answers

When did the settled life begin in South Asia?

Around 7000 BCE Signup and view all the answers

When did the Indus Valley civilization flourish?

Between 2500 BCE and 1900 BCE Signup and view all the answers

When was the Vedic Period marked by the composition of large collections of hymns known as Vedas?

1500–500 BCE Signup and view all the answers

When did the pastoral and nomadic Indo-Aryans spread from the Punjab into the Gangetic plain?

Around 600 BCE Signup and view all the answers

Levantine Archaeology Quiz

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Who carries out current archaeological digs in Israel?

Which area prohibits unrestricted excavation at sites of archaeological importance?

What is another name for Levantine archaeology?

What is the equivalent authority in Jordan for archaeological digs?

What is the importance of Levant in the study of the Stone Age peoples?

When did anatomically modern humans first arrive on the Indian subcontinent?

When did the settled life begin in South Asia?

When did the Indus Valley civilization flourish?

When was the Vedic Period marked by the composition of large collections of hymns known as Vedas?

When did the pastoral and nomadic Indo-Aryans spread from the Punjab into the Gangetic plain?

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