Question 1

Argon-argon dates volcanic rock, especially ash, in layers that are years old.

Accepted Answer

A)  thousands of 
B)  tens of thousands of 
C)  hundreds of thousands of 
D)  millions of 
A)  thousands of 
B)  tens of thousands of 
C)  hundreds of thousands of 
D)  millions of

Question 2

Tree ring dating is possible because:

Accepted Answer

A)  variable tree ring widths preserve information about past climatic change and can be fit into a long-term chronological sequence. 
B)  tree rings can simply be counted and subtracted from the present to determine the calendar date of the tree's death. 
C)  all trees respond to climatic variability in the same way. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  variable tree ring widths preserve information about past climatic change and can be fit into a long-term chronological sequence. 
B)  tree rings can simply be counted and subtracted from the present to determine the calendar date of the tree's death. 
C)  all trees respond to climatic variability in the same way. 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 3

Absolute dates are absolute in that they

Accepted Answer

A)  can only say how much older or younger one site or artifact is than another. 
B)  places sites in relative order. 
C)  provides specific ages or age ranges. 
D)  cannot be disputed. 
A)  can only say how much older or younger one site or artifact is than another. 
B)  places sites in relative order. 
C)  provides specific ages or age ranges. 
D)  cannot be disputed.

Question 4

You have excavated a site, but have recovered no organic remains. The only material recovered from the site is pottery. Using the Argon-Argon technique would be the best way to date the site.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Seriation diagrams resemble battleships because:

Accepted Answer

A)  an artifact or style catches on slowly in the beginning, then becomes popular and widespread, and then gradually falls out of favor. 
B)  the popularity of an artifact or style tends to remain constant through time. 
C)  the popularity of an artifact or style fluctuates wildly through time, showing no particular pattern. 
D)  they follow a relative chronological sequence. 
A)  an artifact or style catches on slowly in the beginning, then becomes popular and widespread, and then gradually falls out of favor. 
B)  the popularity of an artifact or style tends to remain constant through time. 
C)  the popularity of an artifact or style fluctuates wildly through time, showing no particular pattern. 
D)  they follow a relative chronological sequence.

Question 6

Radiocarbon dating cannot reliably date anything older than about:

Accepted Answer

A)  25,000 years. 
B)  45,000 years. 
C)  125,000 years. 
D)  245,000 years. 
A)  25,000 years. 
B)  45,000 years. 
C)  125,000 years. 
D)  245,000 years.

Question 7

Which carbon isotope is the rarest?

Accepted Answer

A)  12C 
B)  13C 
C)  14C 
D)  None of the answers; carbon isotopes exist in the same proportions. 
A)  12C 
B)  13C 
C)  14C 
D)  None of the answers; carbon isotopes exist in the same proportions.

Question 8

Potassium-argon or argon-argon dating would be useful techniques for dating a volcanic formation containing hominid fossil remains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

If the date of a historic site is undocumented, archaeologists might use which of the following techniques to provide a date?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pipe stem dating 
B)  Terminus post quem dating 
C)  Radiocarbon dating 
D)  Pipe stem dating and Terminus post quem dating 
A)  Pipe stem dating 
B)  Terminus post quem dating 
C)  Radiocarbon dating 
D)  Pipe stem dating and Terminus post quem dating

Question 10

Trees have alternating dark and light rings. The dark rings are:

Accepted Answer

A)  a year's late summer/fall growth. 
B)  a year's spring/summer growth. 
C)  a result of fire scarring. 
D)  a result of quick cell growth in climatically favorable conditions. 
A)  a year's late summer/fall growth. 
B)  a year's spring/summer growth. 
C)  a result of fire scarring. 
D)  a result of quick cell growth in climatically favorable conditions.

Question 11

A difference between optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and thermoluminescence (TL) is:

Accepted Answer

A)  OSL dates the last time sediment was exposed to light, while TL dates the last time artifacts were heated. 
B)  OSL dates the last time artifacts were heated, while TL dates the last time sediment was exposed to light. 
C)  OSL relies on radiocarbon dating while TL is a trapped charge dating method. 
D)  OSL is a trapped charge dating method while TL relies on radiocarbon dating. 
A)  OSL dates the last time sediment was exposed to light, while TL dates the last time artifacts were heated. 
B)  OSL dates the last time artifacts were heated, while TL dates the last time sediment was exposed to light. 
C)  OSL relies on radiocarbon dating while TL is a trapped charge dating method. 
D)  OSL is a trapped charge dating method while TL relies on radiocarbon dating.

Question 12

The radiocarbon date 2850 +/- 40 BP suggests that there is a 66% chance that the true age:

Accepted Answer

A)  lies between 2810 and 2890 BP. 
B)  is 2830 BP. 
C)  lies between 2810 and 2850 BP. 
D)  lies between 2850 and 2890 BP. 
A)  lies between 2810 and 2890 BP. 
B)  is 2830 BP. 
C)  lies between 2810 and 2850 BP. 
D)  lies between 2850 and 2890 BP.

Argon-argon dates volcanic rock, especially ash, in layers that are years old.

Tree ring dating is possible because:

Absolute dates are absolute in that they

You have excavated a site, but have recovered no organic remains. The only material recovered from the site is pottery. Using the Argon-Argon technique would be the best way to date the site.

Seriation diagrams resemble battleships because:

Radiocarbon dating cannot reliably date anything older than about:

Which carbon isotope is the rarest?

Potassium-argon or argon-argon dating would be useful techniques for dating a volcanic formation containing hominid fossil remains.

If the date of a historic site is undocumented, archaeologists might use which of the following techniques to provide a date?

Trees have alternating dark and light rings. The dark rings are:

A difference between optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and thermoluminescence (TL) is:

The radiocarbon date 2850 +/- 40 BP suggests that there is a 66% chance that the true age:

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Argon-argon dates volcanic rock, especially ash, in layers that are years old.

Tree ring dating is possible because:

Absolute dates are absolute in that they

You have excavated a site, but have recovered no organic remains. The only material recovered from the site is pottery. Using the Argon-Argon technique would be the best way to date the site.

Seriation diagrams resemble battleships because:

Radiocarbon dating cannot reliably date anything older than about:

Which carbon isotope is the rarest?

Potassium-argon or argon-argon dating would be useful techniques for dating a volcanic formation containing hominid fossil remains.

If the date of a historic site is undocumented, archaeologists might use which of the following techniques to provide a date?

Trees have alternating dark and light rings. The dark rings are:

A difference between optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and thermoluminescence (TL) is:

The radiocarbon date 2850 +/- 40 BP suggests that there is a 66% chance that the true age:

Meet Some New Archaeologists

The Structure Of Archaeological Inquiry

Doing Fieldwork Surveying For Archaeological Sites

Doing Fieldwork Why Archaeologists Dig Square Holes

Geoarchaeology and Site Formation Processes

The Dimensions Of Archaeology Time Space And Form

Taphonomy Experimental Archaeology And Ethnoarchaeology

People Plants and Animals In The Past

Bioarchaeological Approaches To The Past

Reconstructing Social And Political Systems Of The Past

The Archaeology Of The Mind

Understanding Key Transitions In World Prehistory

Historial Archaeology Insights On American History

Caring For Our Cultural Heritage

Archaeology Apos S Future

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