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Match List - I with List - II:
List-1List - II
Excavated SitesExcavators
1. Cranborne Chasea. Flinders Petrie
2. Naqada Cemetryb. Dorothy Garrod
3. Maiden Castlec. Pitt - Rivers
4. Mount Carmeld. Mortimer Wheeler

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

The correct answer is
1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b

Matching Excavated Sites with Archaeologists

This question requires matching specific archaeological excavated sites listed in List-I with the archaeologists who excavated them, listed in List-II.

Detailed Breakdown:

  • Cranborne Chase (1): This significant archaeological landscape in Southern England was extensively studied and excavated by Lieutenant-General Augustus Pitt-Rivers. Therefore, Cranborne Chase (1) correctly matches with Pitt - Rivers (c).
  • Naqada Cemetery (2): Located in Egypt, the Naqada sites, crucial for understanding Predynastic Egypt, were excavated by the pioneering Egyptologist Sir Flinders Petrie. Thus, Naqada Cemetery (2) matches with Flinders Petrie (a).
  • Maiden Castle (3): This large Iron Age hillfort in Dorset, England, is famous for its excavations conducted by Sir Mortimer Wheeler in the 1930s. Consequently, Maiden Castle (3) corresponds to Mortimer Wheeler (d).
  • Mount Carmel (4): The important prehistoric caves on Mount Carmel in Israel, including Mugharet el-Wad and Mugharet es-Skhul, were excavated by Dorothy Garrod, a notable archaeologist. Therefore, Mount Carmel (4) is matched with Dorothy Garrod (b).

Summary of Matches:

Based on the information above, the correct matching is:

  • Cranborne Chase (1) - Pitt - Rivers (c)
  • Naqada Cemetery (2) - Flinders Petrie (a)
  • Maiden Castle (3) - Mortimer Wheeler (d)
  • Mount Carmel (4) - Dorothy Garrod (b)

This corresponds to the combination 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b.

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