Exam 2: Putting the Picture Together

What is the difference between induction and deduction?

The struggle between evolution and religion predates the publication of Charles Darwin's On The Origin of Species.

What is gender and how can it be identified in the archaeological record? Discuss how feminist archaeology can radically alter our interpretation of the past.

Why did the publication of 'On the Origin of Species' upset the church?

Which archaeologist proposed the idea of a Neolithic Revolution characterized by agricultural villages?

How has gender been misinterpreted by archaeologists?

Which of these theories stresses the interaction between the presuppositions we bring to a problem and the independent empirical reality of our observations and experiences?

Describe two ʺliving archaeologyʺ techniques used by archaeologists to help interpret archaeological remains.

What was the contribution of V. Gordon Childe to archaeology?

What are the eight principles of archaeological ethics set out by the Society for American Archaeology? What is their purpose?

Feminist archaeologists see males as responsible for most of the trouble in prehistory.

Any object that shows traces of human manufacture is referred to as a/n __________.

To recover the charred botanical remains (wood and seeds), it is often necessary to employ a method known as __________.

What is the goal of archaeological recording and what are some of the recording methods employed by archaeologists?

Thomas Jeffersonʹs excavations of a mound on his property proved it was not made by Indians.

Toward the end of the 19th century, the __________ approach was characterized.

What are some methods that archaeologists employ in a stratigraphic analysis?

Which of the following statements best describes postprocessual archaeology?

How does radiocarbon dating work? What are the advantages and limitations of this technique?

What did Ian Hodder mean when he said that archaeology begins ʺat the edge of the trowelʺ?