Question 1

What was the role of meat in the Neanderthal diet?

Accepted Answer

The evidence for hunting is overwhelming. Studies of the bone chemistry of Neanderthal fossils suggest that Neanderthals were essentially meat eaters. The chemical signature of Neanderthal bones matches the signature of bones of predators such as the giant lion and wolves.

Question 2

What 400,000 year-old remarkable find has been discovered at the site of Schöningen, Germany?

Accepted Answer

A)  over 100,000 stone tools, all chippers and flakes 
B)  a mammoth vertebra with a spear point embedded in it 
C)  the remains of more than 40 Homo erectus individuals 
D)  three wooden spears 
A)  over 100,000 stone tools, all chippers and flakes 
B)  a mammoth vertebra with a spear point embedded in it 
C)  the remains of more than 40 Homo erectus individuals 
D)  three wooden spears D

Question 3

Which of the following European sites have occupations dating to over 500,000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  Atapuerca 
B)  Boxgrove 
C)  Bose 
D)  Schöningen 
A)  Atapuerca 
B)  Boxgrove 
C)  Bose 
D)  Schöningen A

Question 4

The Clactonian is contemporary with the Acheulian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The recovery of a hyoid bone from the Kebara site suggests that Neanderthals were __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  closely related to chimpanzees 
B)  physically capable of speech 
C)  fully bipedal 
D)  incapable of making stone tools 
A)  closely related to chimpanzees 
B)  physically capable of speech 
C)  fully bipedal 
D)  incapable of making stone tools

Question 6

Stable isotope studies of skeletons from Europe suggest that Neanderthals were actually mostly vegetarian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Excavations have produced conclusive evidence for intentional burial of Neanderthal dead.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What has archaeology revealed about Neanderthal residence patterns and social life?

Accepted Answer

Archaeology has revealed a great deal ab

Question 9

The handaxe is the characteristic tool of the Eurasian Acheulian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the evidence related to Neanderthal diet?

Accepted Answer

The evidence related to Neanderthal diet

Question 11

What is the cultural period associated with the Neanderthals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mousterian 
B)  Lower Paleolithic 
C)  Oldowan 
D)  Middle Paleolithic 
A)  Mousterian 
B)  Lower Paleolithic 
C)  Oldowan 
D)  Middle Paleolithic

Question 12

The hominin Homo antecessor is intermediate between Neanderthals and modern humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The record of global climate fluctuations can be found in the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  oxygen isotope curve 
B)  tree rings of bald cypress 
C)  oxygen reduction line 
D)  straight line regression 
A)  oxygen isotope curve 
B)  tree rings of bald cypress 
C)  oxygen reduction line 
D)  straight line regression

Question 14

Wooden artifacts, such as the spears found at Schöningen, are so rare on hominin sites because during the Stone Age most tools were made of stone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

DNA recovered from Neanderthal fossils indicates that Neanderthal DNA is significantly different from the DNA of any living human.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which site has sparked claims of intentional Neanderthal burials?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shanidar Cave 
B)  Lascaux Cave 
C)  Moula-Guercy 
D)  La Cotte de St. Brelade 
A)  Shanidar Cave 
B)  Lascaux Cave 
C)  Moula-Guercy 
D)  La Cotte de St. Brelade

Question 17

The global climate record, as revealed by the oxygen isotope curve, has been remarkably stable for the past 100,000 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Early examples of tools as possible funerary offerings can be found at __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kebara Cave 
B)  Sima de los Heusos 
C)  Lascaux Cave 
D)  Divje Babe 1 Cave 
A)  Kebara Cave 
B)  Sima de los Heusos 
C)  Lascaux Cave 
D)  Divje Babe 1 Cave

Question 19

A prepared core technology characteristic of Middle Paleolithic tools is the _________ method.

Accepted Answer

A)  Aurignacian 
B)  Neanderthal 
C)  Acheulian 
D)  Levallois 
A)  Aurignacian 
B)  Neanderthal 
C)  Acheulian 
D)  Levallois

Question 20

The hyoid bone found at Kebara suggests that Neanderthals hunted the herds of hyoids found in the prehistoric Middle East.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What was the role of meat in the Neanderthal diet?

What 400,000 year-old remarkable find has been discovered at the site of Schöningen, Germany?

Which of the following European sites have occupations dating to over 500,000 years ago?

The Clactonian is contemporary with the Acheulian.

The recovery of a hyoid bone from the Kebara site suggests that Neanderthals were __________.

Stable isotope studies of skeletons from Europe suggest that Neanderthals were actually mostly vegetarian.

Excavations have produced conclusive evidence for intentional burial of Neanderthal dead.

What has archaeology revealed about Neanderthal residence patterns and social life?

The handaxe is the characteristic tool of the Eurasian Acheulian.

What is the evidence related to Neanderthal diet?

What is the cultural period associated with the Neanderthals?

The hominin Homo antecessor is intermediate between Neanderthals and modern humans.

The record of global climate fluctuations can be found in the __________.

Wooden artifacts, such as the spears found at Schöningen, are so rare on hominin sites because during the Stone Age most tools were made of stone.

DNA recovered from Neanderthal fossils indicates that Neanderthal DNA is significantly different from the DNA of any living human.

Which site has sparked claims of intentional Neanderthal burials?

The global climate record, as revealed by the oxygen isotope curve, has been remarkably stable for the past 100,000 years.

Early examples of tools as possible funerary offerings can be found at __________.

A prepared core technology characteristic of Middle Paleolithic tools is the _________ method.

The hyoid bone found at Kebara suggests that Neanderthals hunted the herds of hyoids found in the prehistoric Middle East.

Getting Started in Archaeology

Putting the Picture Together

Early Hominins

The Origin of Modern Humans

The Peopling of Australia and the New World

Towers, Villages, and Longhouses

Mounds and Maize

A Feast of Diversity

Complexity Without the State

Cities, Pyramids, and Palaces

Locating the Source of Authority

From City to Empire

Bringing the Four Parts Together

Filters

Exam 4: From Homo Erectus to Neanderthals

What was the role of meat in the Neanderthal diet?

What 400,000 year-old remarkable find has been discovered at the site of Schöningen, Germany?

Which of the following European sites have occupations dating to over 500,000 years ago?

The Clactonian is contemporary with the Acheulian.

The recovery of a hyoid bone from the Kebara site suggests that Neanderthals were __________.

Stable isotope studies of skeletons from Europe suggest that Neanderthals were actually mostly vegetarian.

Excavations have produced conclusive evidence for intentional burial of Neanderthal dead.

What has archaeology revealed about Neanderthal residence patterns and social life?

The handaxe is the characteristic tool of the Eurasian Acheulian.

What is the evidence related to Neanderthal diet?

What is the cultural period associated with the Neanderthals?

The hominin Homo antecessor is intermediate between Neanderthals and modern humans.

The record of global climate fluctuations can be found in the __________.

Wooden artifacts, such as the spears found at Schöningen, are so rare on hominin sites because during the Stone Age most tools were made of stone.

DNA recovered from Neanderthal fossils indicates that Neanderthal DNA is significantly different from the DNA of any living human.

Which site has sparked claims of intentional Neanderthal burials?

The global climate record, as revealed by the oxygen isotope curve, has been remarkably stable for the past 100,000 years.

Early examples of tools as possible funerary offerings can be found at __________.

A prepared core technology characteristic of Middle Paleolithic tools is the _________ method.

The hyoid bone found at Kebara suggests that Neanderthals hunted the herds of hyoids found in the prehistoric Middle East.

Getting Started in Archaeology

Putting the Picture Together

Early Hominins

The Origin of Modern Humans

The Peopling of Australia and the New World

Towers, Villages, and Longhouses

Mounds and Maize

A Feast of Diversity

Complexity Without the State

Cities, Pyramids, and Palaces

Locating the Source of Authority

From City to Empire

Bringing the Four Parts Together

Filters