IELTS Academic Reading ‘The Nature and Aims of Archaeology’ Answers

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Question Number Answers Keywords Location of Keywords
14. Yes Partly the discovery of treasures of the past, exercise of the creative imagination Paragraph A, First 3 lines
15. Not Given Not Given Not Given
16. No film-makers, far from reality, such portrayals are Paragraph B, Lines 5-7
17. Yes Anthropology, thus a broad discipline  Paragraph D, Last 4 lines
18. Not Given Not Given Not Given
19. No Around 3,000 BC in western Asia, much later in most other parts in the world. Paragraph G, Last 3 lines
20. D, E (in any order) D Anthropology is thus a broad discipline, broken down into three smaller disciplines Paragraph D, Last 3 lines 
21. D, E (in any order) E Anthropology, characteristics and how they evolved. Paragraph E, First 3 lines
22. C, D (in any order) C How to interpret material culture, Why are some dwellings round and others square? Paragraph F, First 4 lines
23. C, D (in any order) D Interpret material culture, how they make their tools and weapons Paragraph 7 First 2 lines and Lines 8-9
24. Oral histories no way lessens the importance, contained in oral histories. Paragraph H, Last 2 lines
25. Humanistic study (in any order) Understanding of humankind, it is a humanistic study Paragraph I, First 3 lines
26. Historical discipline (in any order)  Deals with the human past, it is a historical discipline. Paragraph I, First 3 lines
27. scientist Practice of the archaeologist, like that of the scientist, Paragraph I, Lines 8-9

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Courtney is one of our star content writers as she plays multiple roles. She is a phenomenal researcher and provides extensive articles to students. She is also an IELTS Trainer and an extremely good content writer. Courtney completed her English Masters at Kings College London, and has been a part of our team for more than 3 years. She has worked with the British Council and knows the tricks and tips of IELTS.

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