Question 1

________ focuses on the way archaeologists study and represent gender in the archaeological record, as well as gender biases of the investigator.

Accepted Answer

A)  Feminist archaeology 
B)  Gynocentric archaeology 
C)  Masculinist archaeology 
D)  Postprocessual archaeology 
A)  Feminist archaeology 
B)  Gynocentric archaeology 
C)  Masculinist archaeology 
D)  Postprocessual archaeology

Question 2

Lewis Binford pronounced that archaeology should be science or it should be nothing at all.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How can seriation be used to develop a relative chronology of an artifact type?

Accepted Answer

The assumption behind seriation is that

Question 4

You have discovered a 1,000-year-old site that was occupied for only a year before being covered by a mudslide. What techniques will you employ to excavate the site? How will you record the data you collect?

Accepted Answer

Excavating a 1,000-year-old site that wa

Question 5

Radiocarbon dating can only be used on organic materials, such as charcoal and bone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following statements best describes systems theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was heavily influenced by the works of Marx. 
B)  It views society as an interconnected network of elements. 
C)  It represented a conservative alternative to the New Archaeology. 
D)  Systems theory plays a significant role in contemporary archaeology. 
A)  It was heavily influenced by the works of Marx. 
B)  It views society as an interconnected network of elements. 
C)  It represented a conservative alternative to the New Archaeology. 
D)  Systems theory plays a significant role in contemporary archaeology.

Question 7

Hermeneutics views our knowledge of past societies as static and unchanging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Observations of archaeological materials in the present that can help create and test hypotheses about the past are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  middle-range research 
B)  the culture history approach 
C)  postprocessual archaeology 
D)  systems theory 
A)  middle-range research 
B)  the culture history approach 
C)  postprocessual archaeology 
D)  systems theory

Question 9

What is the significance of the Three-Age system?

Accepted Answer

During the rise of archaeology in the 19

Question 10

Experimental archaeology uses scientific techniques, such as DNA analysis, to interpret the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Three-Age system divided prehistory into the __________ Ages.

Accepted Answer

A)  Savage, Barbarian, and Civilized 
B)  Stone, Bronze, and Iron 
C)  Foraging, Pastoral, and Agrarian 
D)  Animist, Theistic, and Secular 
A)  Savage, Barbarian, and Civilized 
B)  Stone, Bronze, and Iron 
C)  Foraging, Pastoral, and Agrarian 
D)  Animist, Theistic, and Secular

Question 12

A human body is buried in a peat bog one thousand years ago. Discuss the taphonomic processes that might have occurred and how they might affect the interpretation of the burial.

Accepted Answer

The burial of a human body in a peat bog

Question 13

In Medieval Europe, prehistoric stone tools found in fields were thought to be ""thunderstones"" formed where lightning struck.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

New laws requiring archaeological work to be done before damaging construction work created which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  a wealth of artifacts for museums 
B)  a rejection of the New Archaeology 
C)  the New Archaeology 
D)  Cultural Resource Management (CRM) archaeology 
A)  a wealth of artifacts for museums 
B)  a rejection of the New Archaeology 
C)  the New Archaeology 
D)  Cultural Resource Management (CRM) archaeology

Question 15

King Tutankhamen conducted an early archaeological dig at the site of the Sphinx.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Discuss the application of ethnoarchaeology to archaeological interpretation. What areas of past human behavior can it help the archaeologist understand? What are the limitations of ethnoarchaeology?

Accepted Answer

Ethnoarchaeology is the study of living

Question 17

Albert Spaulding argued that archaeologists should impose categories on material culture in order to study it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Ideas that archaeologists have developed about the past and about the way we come to know about the past are referred to as ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  antiquarianism 
B)  archaeological theories 
C)  hermeneutics 
D)  historicism 
A)  antiquarianism 
B)  archaeological theories 
C)  hermeneutics 
D)  historicism

Question 19

Typology is the study of the layers of the earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following represents the first clear evidence for the use of excavation to recover and explore the past?

Accepted Answer

A)  the exploration of a mound by Thomas Jefferson 
B)  the recovery of ʺthunderstonesʺ by Antoine de Jussieu 
C)  an emblem book written by Johannes Sambucus 
D)  John Frereʹs report on a Paleolithic site at Hoxne, England 
A)  the exploration of a mound by Thomas Jefferson 
B)  the recovery of ʺthunderstonesʺ by Antoine de Jussieu 
C)  an emblem book written by Johannes Sambucus 
D)  John Frereʹs report on a Paleolithic site at Hoxne, England

________ focuses on the way archaeologists study and represent gender in the archaeological record, as well as gender biases of the investigator.

Lewis Binford pronounced that archaeology should be science or it should be nothing at all.

How can seriation be used to develop a relative chronology of an artifact type?

You have discovered a 1,000-year-old site that was occupied for only a year before being covered by a mudslide. What techniques will you employ to excavate the site? How will you record the data you collect?

Radiocarbon dating can only be used on organic materials, such as charcoal and bone.

Which of the following statements best describes systems theory?

Hermeneutics views our knowledge of past societies as static and unchanging.

Observations of archaeological materials in the present that can help create and test hypotheses about the past are called __________.

What is the significance of the Three-Age system?

Experimental archaeology uses scientific techniques, such as DNA analysis, to interpret the past.

The Three-Age system divided prehistory into the __________ Ages.

A human body is buried in a peat bog one thousand years ago. Discuss the taphonomic processes that might have occurred and how they might affect the interpretation of the burial.

In Medieval Europe, prehistoric stone tools found in fields were thought to be ""thunderstones"" formed where lightning struck.

New laws requiring archaeological work to be done before damaging construction work created which of the following?

King Tutankhamen conducted an early archaeological dig at the site of the Sphinx.

Discuss the application of ethnoarchaeology to archaeological interpretation. What areas of past human behavior can it help the archaeologist understand? What are the limitations of ethnoarchaeology?

Albert Spaulding argued that archaeologists should impose categories on material culture in order to study it.

Ideas that archaeologists have developed about the past and about the way we come to know about the past are referred to as ___________.

Typology is the study of the layers of the earth.

Which of the following represents the first clear evidence for the use of excavation to recover and explore the past?

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

Exam 2: Putting the Picture Together

________ focuses on the way archaeologists study and represent gender in the archaeological record, as well as gender biases of the investigator.

Lewis Binford pronounced that archaeology should be science or it should be nothing at all.

How can seriation be used to develop a relative chronology of an artifact type?

You have discovered a 1,000-year-old site that was occupied for only a year before being covered by a mudslide. What techniques will you employ to excavate the site? How will you record the data you collect?

Radiocarbon dating can only be used on organic materials, such as charcoal and bone.

Which of the following statements best describes systems theory?

Hermeneutics views our knowledge of past societies as static and unchanging.

Observations of archaeological materials in the present that can help create and test hypotheses about the past are called __________.

What is the significance of the Three-Age system?

Experimental archaeology uses scientific techniques, such as DNA analysis, to interpret the past.

The Three-Age system divided prehistory into the __________ Ages.

A human body is buried in a peat bog one thousand years ago. Discuss the taphonomic processes that might have occurred and how they might affect the interpretation of the burial.

In Medieval Europe, prehistoric stone tools found in fields were thought to be ""thunderstones"" formed where lightning struck.

New laws requiring archaeological work to be done before damaging construction work created which of the following?

King Tutankhamen conducted an early archaeological dig at the site of the Sphinx.

Discuss the application of ethnoarchaeology to archaeological interpretation. What areas of past human behavior can it help the archaeologist understand? What are the limitations of ethnoarchaeology?

Albert Spaulding argued that archaeologists should impose categories on material culture in order to study it.

Ideas that archaeologists have developed about the past and about the way we come to know about the past are referred to as ___________.

Typology is the study of the layers of the earth.

Which of the following represents the first clear evidence for the use of excavation to recover and explore the past?

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