Question 1

The presence of articulated fish skeletons in the midden at La Quinta indicated that the fish ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  were not locally caught 
B)  were likely filleted before eaten 
C)  were being used seasonally 
D)  were very large 
A)  were not locally caught 
B)  were likely filleted before eaten 
C)  were being used seasonally 
D)  were very large

Question 2

The timing and movement of hunter-gatherers or pastoralists across the landscape is called a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fusion-fusion pattern 
B)  sedentary settlement 
C)  seasonal round 
D)  seasonal transhumance 
A)  fusion-fusion pattern 
B)  sedentary settlement 
C)  seasonal round 
D)  seasonal transhumance

Question 3

It is difficult to understand a subsistence system in the absence of ________ data because site type and location reveal a great deal about how an economic system was structured, how it functioned, and how it changed over time

Accepted Answer

A)  ecofactual 
B)  seasonal 
C)  settlement 
D)  migratory 
A)  ecofactual 
B)  seasonal 
C)  settlement 
D)  migratory

Question 4

The inhabitants of urban centers are most likely to depend upon which of the following subsistence systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  intensive agriculture 
B)  foraging 
C)  pastoralism 
D)  horticulture 
A)  intensive agriculture 
B)  foraging 
C)  pastoralism 
D)  horticulture

Question 5

What are the remains of animals found at a site called?

Accepted Answer

A)  paleofeces 
B)  faunal remains 
C)  botanical remains 
D)  palaeoethnobotany 
A)  paleofeces 
B)  faunal remains 
C)  botanical remains 
D)  palaeoethnobotany

Question 6

Discuss the four major components of settlement pattern analysis.

Accepted Answer

Settlement pattern analysis is the study

Question 7

The four primary subsistence systems are hunting and gathering, horticulture, pastoralism, and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  apiculture 
B)  foraging 
C)  tree harvesting 
D)  intensive agriculture 
A)  apiculture 
B)  foraging 
C)  tree harvesting 
D)  intensive agriculture

The presence of articulated fish skeletons in the midden at La Quinta indicated that the fish ________.

The timing and movement of hunter-gatherers or pastoralists across the landscape is called a ________.

It is difficult to understand a subsistence system in the absence of ________ data because site type and location reveal a great deal about how an economic system was structured, how it functioned, and how it changed over time

The inhabitants of urban centers are most likely to depend upon which of the following subsistence systems?

What are the remains of animals found at a site called?

Discuss the four major components of settlement pattern analysis.

The four primary subsistence systems are hunting and gathering, horticulture, pastoralism, and ________.

The Science of Archaeology

Background of Archaeology

The Development of Contemporary Archaeology

The Archaeological Record

Conducting Fieldwork

Classification and Analysis of Artifacts

Determining Time

Bioarchaeology: Human Remains

Environment and Adaptation

Interpreting Past Cultural Systems

Understanding Change

Cultural Resource Management

Archaeology in Todays World

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Exam 10: Understanding Past Settlement and Subsistence

The presence of articulated fish skeletons in the midden at La Quinta indicated that the fish ________.

The timing and movement of hunter-gatherers or pastoralists across the landscape is called a ________.

It is difficult to understand a subsistence system in the absence of ________ data because site type and location reveal a great deal about how an economic system was structured, how it functioned, and how it changed over time

The inhabitants of urban centers are most likely to depend upon which of the following subsistence systems?

What are the remains of animals found at a site called?

Discuss the four major components of settlement pattern analysis.

The four primary subsistence systems are hunting and gathering, horticulture, pastoralism, and ________.

The Science of Archaeology

Background of Archaeology

The Development of Contemporary Archaeology

The Archaeological Record

Conducting Fieldwork

Classification and Analysis of Artifacts

Determining Time

Bioarchaeology: Human Remains

Environment and Adaptation

Interpreting Past Cultural Systems

Understanding Change

Cultural Resource Management

Archaeology in Todays World

Filters