Question 1

How has systems theory been applied to archaeology?

Accepted Answer

The system approach makes it possible to look at periods of rapid change in the archaeological record as the result of feedback among elements of a complex system. As a result, change could be understood as the effect of internal processes-processes that took place within a society. Systems theory has been particularly valuable in giving archaeologists tools to integrate evidence of ecological change into models of social change.

Question 2

________ twisted the archaeological record to reinforce German nationalism and support the Nazi Party.

Accepted Answer

A)  Gustaf Kossinna 
B)  Flinders Petri 
C)  John Lubbock 
D)  Heinrich Schliemann 
A)  Gustaf Kossinna 
B)  Flinders Petri 
C)  John Lubbock 
D)  Heinrich Schliemann A

Question 3

What are the major areas of biological analysis and what do they describe?

Accepted Answer

Faunal Analysis is the study of animal bones recovered on archaeological sites. Paleoethnobotany is the study of archaeological plant remains, such as charred seeds and pollen. Human osteoarchaeology is the study of the biological characteristics of human skeletal material recovered on archaeological excavations.

Question 4

What is evolutionary archaeology?

Accepted Answer

Evolutionary archaeology was developed b

Question 5

What were the goals of the New Archaeology?

Accepted Answer

The processual archaeologists were inter

Question 6

Explain the difference between and the purpose of horizontal and vertical excavation.

Accepted Answer

Horizontal excavations expose a broad ar

Question 7

Sampling is used to select a representative collection of a large group of artifacts for study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

To understand how a feature such as a burial pit relates to the surrounding strata, it is necessary to determine the surface of origin for the pit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The law of superposition states that each layer is younger than the layer beneath it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What was Grahame Clarkʹs contribution to scientific archaeology?

Accepted Answer

Clark brought together botanists, zoolog

Question 11

Which of the following scholars helped establish the antiquity of humanity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Lyell 
B)  John Frere 
C)  Lewis Binford 
D)  Ian Hodder 
A)  Charles Lyell 
B)  John Frere 
C)  Lewis Binford 
D)  Ian Hodder

Question 12

How do Systems Theory and Hermeneutics help archaeologists understand the past?

Accepted Answer

Systems Theory and Hermeneutics both off

Question 13

Who was the catalyst for the New Archaeology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Walter Taylor 
B)  Lewis Binford 
C)  Flinders Petrie 
D)  Ian Hodder 
A)  Walter Taylor 
B)  Lewis Binford 
C)  Flinders Petrie 
D)  Ian Hodder

Question 14

What is remote sensing and what is it relevance to archaeology?

Accepted Answer

Remote sensing refers to technologies us

Question 15

The half-life of the carbon-12 atom is 5,730 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Frost heave is an example of a climate-related post-depositional process that affects the archaeological record.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Neolithic and the Paleolithic were defined by whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christian Thomsen 
B)  John Frere 
C)  John Lubbock 
D)  Heinrich Schliemann 
A)  Christian Thomsen 
B)  John Frere 
C)  John Lubbock 
D)  Heinrich Schliemann

Question 18

________ pioneered the methods of stratigraphic excavation and seriation to create a chronology in his work in Egypt.

Accepted Answer

A)  Abbe Henri Breuil 
B)  Sir Flinders Petrie 
C)  V. Gordon Childe 
D)  Heinrich Schliemann 
A)  Abbe Henri Breuil 
B)  Sir Flinders Petrie 
C)  V. Gordon Childe 
D)  Heinrich Schliemann

Question 19

Ecofacts are objects that show traces of human manufacture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How can an archaeologist get an accurate quantitative picture of the relative frequency of different animals in the faunal assemblage?

Accepted Answer

Simply counting the number of identifiab

How has systems theory been applied to archaeology?

________ twisted the archaeological record to reinforce German nationalism and support the Nazi Party.

What are the major areas of biological analysis and what do they describe?

What is evolutionary archaeology?

What were the goals of the New Archaeology?

Explain the difference between and the purpose of horizontal and vertical excavation.

Sampling is used to select a representative collection of a large group of artifacts for study.

To understand how a feature such as a burial pit relates to the surrounding strata, it is necessary to determine the surface of origin for the pit.

The law of superposition states that each layer is younger than the layer beneath it.

What was Grahame Clarkʹs contribution to scientific archaeology?

Which of the following scholars helped establish the antiquity of humanity?

How do Systems Theory and Hermeneutics help archaeologists understand the past?

Who was the catalyst for the New Archaeology?

What is remote sensing and what is it relevance to archaeology?

The half-life of the carbon-12 atom is 5,730 years.

Frost heave is an example of a climate-related post-depositional process that affects the archaeological record.

The Neolithic and the Paleolithic were defined by whom?

________ pioneered the methods of stratigraphic excavation and seriation to create a chronology in his work in Egypt.

Ecofacts are objects that show traces of human manufacture.

How can an archaeologist get an accurate quantitative picture of the relative frequency of different animals in the faunal assemblage?

Getting Started in Archaeology

Early Hominins

From Homo Erectus to Neanderthals

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

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Exam 2: Putting the Picture Together

How has systems theory been applied to archaeology?

________ twisted the archaeological record to reinforce German nationalism and support the Nazi Party.

What are the major areas of biological analysis and what do they describe?

What is evolutionary archaeology?

What were the goals of the New Archaeology?

Explain the difference between and the purpose of horizontal and vertical excavation.

Sampling is used to select a representative collection of a large group of artifacts for study.

To understand how a feature such as a burial pit relates to the surrounding strata, it is necessary to determine the surface of origin for the pit.

The law of superposition states that each layer is younger than the layer beneath it.

What was Grahame Clarkʹs contribution to scientific archaeology?

Which of the following scholars helped establish the antiquity of humanity?

How do Systems Theory and Hermeneutics help archaeologists understand the past?

Who was the catalyst for the New Archaeology?

What is remote sensing and what is it relevance to archaeology?

The half-life of the carbon-12 atom is 5,730 years.

Frost heave is an example of a climate-related post-depositional process that affects the archaeological record.

The Neolithic and the Paleolithic were defined by whom?

________ pioneered the methods of stratigraphic excavation and seriation to create a chronology in his work in Egypt.

Ecofacts are objects that show traces of human manufacture.

How can an archaeologist get an accurate quantitative picture of the relative frequency of different animals in the faunal assemblage?

Getting Started in Archaeology

Early Hominins

From Homo Erectus to Neanderthals

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