Question 1

A stone reduced by flake removal is called a

Accepted Answer

A) flake. 
B) knapper. 
C) lithic. 
D) core. 
E) blank. 
A) flake. 
B) knapper. 
C) lithic. 
D) core. 
E) blank.

Question 2

Dean Falk's hypothesis suggesting the constraints of upright posture on brain size

Accepted Answer

A) is called radiation theory. 
B) is called aridity cycle theory. 
C) is called evolutionary pulse theory. 
D) is called punctuated equilibrium theory. 
E) proves that the radiator itself led to larger brains. 
A) is called radiation theory. 
B) is called aridity cycle theory. 
C) is called evolutionary pulse theory. 
D) is called punctuated equilibrium theory. 
E) proves that the radiator itself led to larger brains.

Question 3

Which of the following sites has the most complete and best-studied paleoarchaeological record of any early hominin site in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) Hadar 
B) Olduvai Gorge 
C) The Potwar Plateau 
D) Omo 
E) Lake Turkana 
A) Hadar 
B) Olduvai Gorge 
C) The Potwar Plateau 
D) Omo 
E) Lake Turkana

Question 4

_______ make the best samples for the K/Ar and 40Ar/39AR dating methods.

Accepted Answer

A) Bones 
B) Stone tools 
C) Ostrich shells 
D) Teeth 
E) Volcanic rocks 
A) Bones 
B) Stone tools 
C) Ostrich shells 
D) Teeth 
E) Volcanic rocks

Question 5

Explain the biostratigraphy  dating technique and how it differs from other methods.

Accepted Answer

Biostratigraphy is a dating technique us

Question 6

_______ relies on identifying changes in the orientation of the earth's geomagnetic poles.

Accepted Answer

A) Stratigraphy 
B) Dendrochronology 
C) Fluorine analysis 
D) Biostratigraphy 
E) Paleomagnetism 
A) Stratigraphy 
B) Dendrochronology 
C) Fluorine analysis 
D) Biostratigraphy 
E) Paleomagnetism

Question 7

Paleoanthropology is

Accepted Answer

A) defined as the study of ancient humans. 
B) practiced by archaeologists only. 
C) concerned with fossilized skeletal remains only. 
D) defined as the study of fossilized nonprimate mammals. 
E) practiced by physical anthropologists only. 
A) defined as the study of ancient humans. 
B) practiced by archaeologists only. 
C) concerned with fossilized skeletal remains only. 
D) defined as the study of fossilized nonprimate mammals. 
E) practiced by physical anthropologists only.

Question 8

Lovejoy's male provisioning scenario

Accepted Answer

A) is now the best supported explanation for the evolution of bipedalism. 
B) has not been significantly critiqued by paleoanthropologists. 
C) is entirely consistent with the hominid fossil record. 
D) is entirely consistent with the archaeological record. 
E) assumes that males were paired monogamously with females. 
A) is now the best supported explanation for the evolution of bipedalism. 
B) has not been significantly critiqued by paleoanthropologists. 
C) is entirely consistent with the hominid fossil record. 
D) is entirely consistent with the archaeological record. 
E) assumes that males were paired monogamously with females.

Question 9

Which two kinds of dating methods do scientists use?

Accepted Answer

A) Paleoecology and taphonomy 
B) Artifacts and context 
C) Relative and chronometric 
D) Fluorine analysis and stratigraphy 
E) Absolute and estimated 
A) Paleoecology and taphonomy 
B) Artifacts and context 
C) Relative and chronometric 
D) Fluorine analysis and stratigraphy 
E) Absolute and estimated

Question 10

Which of the following would be best suited to the carbon-14 dating technique?

Accepted Answer

A) Materials more than 100,000 years old 
B) Volcanic rock 
C) Sedimentary rock 
D) Metals 
E) Certain organic materials less than 75,000 years old 
A) Materials more than 100,000 years old 
B) Volcanic rock 
C) Sedimentary rock 
D) Metals 
E) Certain organic materials less than 75,000 years old

Question 11

The context is the environmental setting where an archaeological trace is found.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of these factors is NOT considered to have influenced the initial evolution of bipedal locomotion in hominins?

Accepted Answer

A) Carrying objects 
B) Seed and nut gathering 
C) Long-distance walking 
D) Visual surveillance 
E) Overgrown limbs 
A) Carrying objects 
B) Seed and nut gathering 
C) Long-distance walking 
D) Visual surveillance 
E) Overgrown limbs

A stone reduced by flake removal is called a

Dean Falk's hypothesis suggesting the constraints of upright posture on brain size

Which of the following sites has the most complete and best-studied paleoarchaeological record of any early hominin site in the world?

_______ make the best samples for the K/Ar and ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹AR dating methods.

Explain the biostratigraphy dating technique and how it differs from other methods.

_______ relies on identifying changes in the orientation of the earth's geomagnetic poles.

Paleoanthropology is

Lovejoy's male provisioning scenario

Which two kinds of dating methods do scientists use?

Which of the following would be best suited to the carbon-14 dating technique?

The context is the environmental setting where an archaeological trace is found.

Which of these factors is NOT considered to have influenced the initial evolution of bipedal locomotion in hominins?

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

The Biological Basis of Life

Heredity and Evolution

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

Survey of the Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Overview of the Fossil Primates

Hominin Origins in Africa

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Variation

Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Adaptation

Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Human Life Course

The Human Disconnection

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Exam 9: Paleoanthropology: Reconstructing Early Hominin Behavior and Ecology

A stone reduced by flake removal is called a

Dean Falk's hypothesis suggesting the constraints of upright posture on brain size

Which of the following sites has the most complete and best-studied paleoarchaeological record of any early hominin site in the world?

_______ make the best samples for the K/Ar and 40Ar/39AR dating methods.

Explain the biostratigraphy dating technique and how it differs from other methods.

_______ relies on identifying changes in the orientation of the earth's geomagnetic poles.

Paleoanthropology is

Lovejoy's male provisioning scenario

Which two kinds of dating methods do scientists use?

Which of the following would be best suited to the carbon-14 dating technique?

The context is the environmental setting where an archaeological trace is found.

Which of these factors is NOT considered to have influenced the initial evolution of bipedal locomotion in hominins?

Introduction to Physical Anthropology

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

The Biological Basis of Life

Heredity and Evolution

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

Survey of the Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Overview of the Fossil Primates

Hominin Origins in Africa

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Variation

Modern Human Biology: Patterns of Adaptation

Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Human Life Course

The Human Disconnection

Filters

_______ make the best samples for the K/Ar and ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹AR dating methods.