Starter quiz

  • When was the Viking invasion of York?
    • 793 CE
    • 866 CE  ✓
    • 1066 CE
    • 1215 CE
  • What did the Vikings rename York as?
    • Wessex
    • Danelaw
    • Eoforwic
    • Jorvik  ✓
  • What is the historical name given to an object made by a human being, which is often of historical interest?
    • fossil
    • artefact  ✓
    • relic
    • monument
  • What methods can archaeologists use to find out about the past?
    • surveying  ✓
    • excavation  ✓
    • studying ancient languages
    • field walking  ✓
  • What was the type of soil called that helped preserve the artefacts found at Coppergate?
    • sandy and dry
    • peaty and moist  ✓
    • sandy and moist
    • peaty and dry
  • What was so impressive about many of the artefacts discovered at the Coppergate excavation?
    • They had completely rotted away as they were organic remains.
    • They were well preserved even though they were organic remains.  ✓
    • Only a few of the organic remains were well preserved.
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