Question 1

The durable aspects of culture such as tools,structures,and art are known as:

Accepted Answer

A) fossils. 
B) artifacts. 
C) material culture. 
D) prehistory. 
E) intangibles. 
A) fossils. 
B) artifacts. 
C) material culture. 
D) prehistory. 
E) intangibles. C

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of an assemblage?

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A) It provides enough information to tell all details about the artifacts. 
B) It allows archaeologists to reconstruct the daily life of the inhabitants. 
C) It provides the type of evidence that requires a team of experts. 
D) It is a collection of artifacts that provides more information on the culture. 
E) It allows scientists to use multiple excavation techniques and get more accurate dates. 
A) It provides enough information to tell all details about the artifacts. 
B) It allows archaeologists to reconstruct the daily life of the inhabitants. 
C) It provides the type of evidence that requires a team of experts. 
D) It is a collection of artifacts that provides more information on the culture. 
E) It allows scientists to use multiple excavation techniques and get more accurate dates. D

Question 3

Which of the following cannot be learned from a human skeleton?

Accepted Answer

A) An individual's gender 
B) An individual's overall health 
C) An individual's social status 
D) An individual's mortality 
E) An individual's religious beliefs 
A) An individual's gender 
B) An individual's overall health 
C) An individual's social status 
D) An individual's mortality 
E) An individual's religious beliefs E

Question 4

What has to happen for an organism to become a fossil?

Accepted Answer

For an organism to become a fossil, a se

Question 5

Describe the importance culturally and ethics of cultural resource management.

Accepted Answer

Cultural resource management is importan

Question 6

As pointed out in the original study,"Action Archaeology and the Community at El Pilar" developing a plan which included local villagers,government administrators,and international scientists:

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A) led to the abandonment of the project. 
B) undermined scientific integrity. 
C) ignored potential ways to benefit contemporary populations. 
D) enabled all stakeholders to have a voice. 
E) caused a backlash within the archaeological scientific community. 
A) led to the abandonment of the project. 
B) undermined scientific integrity. 
C) ignored potential ways to benefit contemporary populations. 
D) enabled all stakeholders to have a voice. 
E) caused a backlash within the archaeological scientific community.

Question 7

Why are aboriginal skeletal analyses more challenging today than earlier in our history?

Accepted Answer

A) Today,there are so many scientific questions about remains that analyses take a long time. 
B) There are fewer skeletal remains left today to study than there were before. 
C) In the past,scientists were better educated and able to do analyses more effectively. 
D) Many aboriginal groups do not want remains of their ancestors being analyzed for science. 
E) The equipment and processes are much more sophisticated and require teams of scientists. 
A) Today,there are so many scientific questions about remains that analyses take a long time. 
B) There are fewer skeletal remains left today to study than there were before. 
C) In the past,scientists were better educated and able to do analyses more effectively. 
D) Many aboriginal groups do not want remains of their ancestors being analyzed for science. 
E) The equipment and processes are much more sophisticated and require teams of scientists.

Question 8

A "relative date":

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A) is when you take your cousin out to dinner. 
B) would be represented by the statement,"this fossil is about 100,000 years old,plus or minus 10,000 years." 
C) is the same as a "chronometric date." 
D) would be represented by the statement,"Fossil A has more fluorine in it than Fossil B,so it is the older one." 
E) is based on solar years. 
A) is when you take your cousin out to dinner. 
B) would be represented by the statement,"this fossil is about 100,000 years old,plus or minus 10,000 years." 
C) is the same as a "chronometric date." 
D) would be represented by the statement,"Fossil A has more fluorine in it than Fossil B,so it is the older one." 
E) is based on solar years.

Question 9

All of the following is information that is gained from studying coprolites except:

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A) overall health of individual. 
B) type of diet. 
C) time of year of death. 
D) type of climate in area. 
E) cultural value of food. 
A) overall health of individual. 
B) type of diet. 
C) time of year of death. 
D) type of climate in area. 
E) cultural value of food.

Question 10

The term "soil marks" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) a place where fossils are found in paleoanthropology. 
B) a system for recording data from an archaeological excavation. 
C) stains that show up on the surface of recently plowed fields,indicating an archaeological site. 
D) remains of plants and animals whose organic material has been replaced by silica. 
E) places where animals have left some sort of prints on the ground. 
A) a place where fossils are found in paleoanthropology. 
B) a system for recording data from an archaeological excavation. 
C) stains that show up on the surface of recently plowed fields,indicating an archaeological site. 
D) remains of plants and animals whose organic material has been replaced by silica. 
E) places where animals have left some sort of prints on the ground.

Question 11

Stratigraphy is based on the assumption that layers are deposited in order;thus,an artifact or fossil in a lower stratum is__________________one found in a higher stratum.

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A) the same age as 
B) older than 
C) younger than 
D) likely to be descended from 
E) likely to be unrelated to 
A) the same age as 
B) older than 
C) younger than 
D) likely to be descended from 
E) likely to be unrelated to

Question 12

Any object fashioned or altered by humans is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) ecofact. 
B) fossil. 
C) artifact. 
D) tool. 
E) manufact. 
A) ecofact. 
B) fossil. 
C) artifact. 
D) tool. 
E) manufact.

Question 13

If you were a paleoanthropologist who had just discovered an ancient-looking skull,what techniques would you use to remove and preserve the find?

Accepted Answer

As a paleoanthropologist, there are seve

Question 14

Russian archaeologist S.A.Semenov studied the wear pattern on prehistoric scrapers and found that:

Accepted Answer

A) all tools were constructed by the same individual. 
B) all tools were constructed by left-handed individuals. 
C) virtually all tools were constructed by right-handed individuals. 
D) almost every tool was devoid of any kind of meaningful wear pattern. 
E) all tools were used as decorative objects. 
A) all tools were constructed by the same individual. 
B) all tools were constructed by left-handed individuals. 
C) virtually all tools were constructed by right-handed individuals. 
D) almost every tool was devoid of any kind of meaningful wear pattern. 
E) all tools were used as decorative objects.

Question 15

Excavation records include all of the following except:

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A) a scale map of the features. 
B) assemblage of artifacts. 
C) a description of exact location of every artifact. 
D) photographs of the site. 
E) stratification of each excavated square. 
A) a scale map of the features. 
B) assemblage of artifacts. 
C) a description of exact location of every artifact. 
D) photographs of the site. 
E) stratification of each excavated square.

Question 16

As in the case of Schliemann's discovery of Troy,place names and local lore often play a role in discovering archaeological sites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The radiocarbon method can be used to date organic materials up to approximately how many years old?

Accepted Answer

A) 11,460 
B) 50,000 
C) 5,730 
D) 1.3 billion 
E) 4.5 billion 
A) 11,460 
B) 50,000 
C) 5,730 
D) 1.3 billion 
E) 4.5 billion

Question 18

The text authors describe prehistory as a time before the written record,but not a time in which history did not occur.What does this mean? How does history change the archaeological and paleoanthropological context?

Accepted Answer

The statement that prehistory is a time

Question 19

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act was passed in:

Accepted Answer

A) 1964. 
B) 2006. 
C) 1990. 
D) 1887. 
E) 2001. 
A) 1964. 
B) 2006. 
C) 1990. 
D) 1887. 
E) 2001.

Question 20

Discuss how objects and events from the past can be reliably dated in order to give an accurate understanding of the age of remains.

Accepted Answer

There are several methods that archaeolo

Exam 5: Field Methods in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology

The durable aspects of culture such as tools,structures,and art are known as:

Which of the following statements is true of an assemblage?

Which of the following cannot be learned from a human skeleton?

What has to happen for an organism to become a fossil?

Describe the importance culturally and ethics of cultural resource management.

As pointed out in the original study,"Action Archaeology and the Community at El Pilar" developing a plan which included local villagers,government administrators,and international scientists:

Why are aboriginal skeletal analyses more challenging today than earlier in our history?

A "relative date":

All of the following is information that is gained from studying coprolites except:

The term "soil marks" refers to:

Stratigraphy is based on the assumption that layers are deposited in order;thus,an artifact or fossil in a lower stratum is__________________one found in a higher stratum.

Any object fashioned or altered by humans is called a(n):

If you were a paleoanthropologist who had just discovered an ancient-looking skull,what techniques would you use to remove and preserve the find?

Russian archaeologist S.A.Semenov studied the wear pattern on prehistoric scrapers and found that:

Excavation records include all of the following except:

As in the case of Schliemann's discovery of Troy,place names and local lore often play a role in discovering archaeological sites.

The radiocarbon method can be used to date organic materials up to approximately how many years old?

The text authors describe prehistory as a time before the written record,but not a time in which history did not occur.What does this mean? How does history change the archaeological and paleoanthropological context?

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act was passed in:

Discuss how objects and events from the past can be reliably dated in order to give an accurate understanding of the age of remains.

The Essence of Anthropology

Biology, Genetics, and Evolution

Living Primates

Primate Behavior

From First Primates to First Bipeds

Origins of the Genus Homo

The Global Expansion of Homo Sapiens and Their Technology

The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Human Adaptation to a Changing World

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, Methods, and Theories

Language and Communication

Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, Marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Social Status

Politics, Power, War, and Peace

Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism

The Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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