Grand Cay: Test your knowledge « Archae Interactive

Based on the radiocarbon dates and artifacts, the Grand Cay site was probably most intensively settled during the ____________ period. *

Archaic

Saladoid

Ostionoid

Suazoid

Historic

The survey strategy on Carriacou was intended to: *

relocate already known archaeological sites.

discover areas of intensive prehistoric habitation.

find coastal sites.

record in detail historic period structures.

Issues that archaeologists are dealing with on Carriacou include: *

people looting artifacts.

lack of proper equipment.

heavy erosion of sites on the Leeward side of the island.

modern construction activities.

Wet Screening of soil at Grand Cay was accomplished using: *

backhoes and dumptrucks

water pump

buckets to collect seawater

all of the above

"U" or "V"-shaped features in the coastal profile of Grand Cay have been interpreted as: *

burials dated to the Suazoid period

postholes in housing construction

prehistoric trenches for irrigating cassava

holes from looters

features of unknown purpose

The most common features found in Unit 594 were: *

postholes

hearths

burials

natural disturbances

unknown

Of the surface area examined by archaeologists at Grand Cay, about ____ square meters were subsoil. *

25

100

225

350

1000

Of the known prehistoric sites on Carriacou, the majority which appear to have long-term settlement are located on the _____ coast. *

north

east

south

west

southeast

If erosion at Grand Cay continues at the same rate and assuming that 1) the site boundaries remain static; and 2) the average height of the coastal profile is 2.3 meters high, approximately how many cubic meters of soil will be lost in five years? *

150

500

1500

2000

2500

Archaeological materials found at Grand Cay thus far demonstrate that: *

prehistoric peoples farmed cassava and other crops.

the site was primarily residential.

the site was primarily ritual.

marine foods were an important part of the diet.

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