Read the passage and answer the questions That follow.
Archaeology is an un-applied science.
Apart from its connection with what is
called culture, some are inclined to judge
it as a pleasant and worthless amusement.
Others tell us that there is nothing of
pertinent value to be learned from the
past which will be of use to the ordinary
person of the present time.
The archaeologist brings to light by pick
and spade the relics of bygone ages. He
is often accused of devoting his energies
to work which is of no material profit
to mankind. The archaeologist can offer
acceptable information to the painter, the
theologian, and to most of the followers
of the arts and sciences.
Archaeology is the study of the facts of
ancient history and ancient lore. It is the
study of all ancient documents and objects
which may be classed as antiquities.
The archaeologist is the man who deals
with a period for which the evidence has
to be excavated or discovered. The age at
which an object becomes an antiquity is
quite undefined. After all, ancient history is
the tale of any period which is not modern.
So, an archaeologist does not necessarily
deal solely with the remote ages.
Every chronicler of the events of the less
recent times, who goes to the original
documents for his facts, as true historians
must do as part of their studies, is
an archaeologist. Conversely, every
archaeologist who in his work states
a series of historical facts becomes a
historian. Archaeology and history are
inseparable. Antiquities are the relics of
human mental energy. There is the attitude
of the archaeologist who does not study
the story of the periods with which he is
dealing. He may be unwilling to construct,
if only in his thoughts, living history out
of the objects discovered by him.
There is only one thing worse. And that is
the attitude of the historian who has not
familiarised himself with the actual relics
left by the people of whom he writes, or
has not, when possible, visited their lands.
Surprising as this may appear, there are
many "archaeologists" who do not care a
snap of the fingers for history. And there
are many historians who take no interest
in manners and customs. The influence of
either is harmful.
The age at which an object becomes an antiquity is _________.
Anot modern
Bancient lore
Cquite undefined
Dage-old history