Question 1

Age estimation for an adult is much easier and more accurate than age estimation for a child.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Coprolites, or fossilized feces,

Accepted Answer

A)  only preserve evidence of meat in the diet. 
B)  only preserve evidence of plant foods in the diet. 
C)  are often preserved in cave sites due to dry conditions. 
D)  can tell us everything an individual had in their previous meal. 
E)  can tell us what an individual's diet was like over their life.

Question 3

The basic assumption of palaeopathology is that the more often you see evidence for a specific disease in the archaeological record, the greater the risk of illness or death from that disease for individuals in the living population who were exposed to it.Is this a valid assumption? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The basic assumption of palaeopathology is that...

Question 4

The study of faunal (animal) skeletal remains from an archaeological site would be the work of a

Accepted Answer

A)  paleoanthropologist. 
B)  bioarchaeologist. 
C)  zoologist. 
D)  paleontologist. 
E)  zooarchaeologist.

Question 5

Temporal and spatial differences in most disease patterns are largely the result of cultural differences in behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Osteology and skeletal biology are names for the same sub-discipline of physical anthropology -- the study of human biological remains from past populations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Because of ________, archaeologists now know that butchering an animal leads to different microscopic wear patterns or polishes on the edge of tools

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental archaeology 
B)  ethnology 
C)  ethnoarchaeology 
D)  molecular archaeology 
E)  paleoethnobotany

Question 8

The goal of experimental archaeology is to reproduce or replicate technological traits and patterns observed in the archaeological record.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Increasingly, palaeopathologists have become aware that

Accepted Answer

A)  human behaviour and culture play a significant role in the distribution of infectious diseases. 
B)  they should employ only microscopic examination techniques in their research. 
C)  they are primarily interested in genetically-caused diseases. 
D)  they should focus mainly on diseases that killed infants and children. 
E)  they must make conclusions about the general health of a population for their work to be credible.

Question 10

The study of ancient DNA (aDNA) received a significant boost with the development of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique -- a method for the accurate recovery of even minute amounts of DNA. This research advancement also created a new research problem;

Accepted Answer

A)  now there are so many samples that could be tested, there is no way they can all be analyzed. 
B)  analysis is now only possible, worldwide, in three highly specialized lab. 
C)  there is now a much greater possibility of contamination of ancient DNA samples with DNA from lab workers. 
D)  the ancient DNA sequences recovered by the PCR technique are scrambled. 
E)  any ancient DNA recovered is damaged and degraded by the PCR technique.

Question 11

________ occurs when elements of a society's culture are first taken up by neighbouring socieites and gradually spread farther and farther afield.

Accepted Answer

A)  Innovation 
B)  Diffusion 
C)  Direct contact 
D)  Intermediate contact 
E)  Migration

Question 12

The photosynthetic pathway for tropical plants is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  C1 pathway. 
B)  C2 pathway. 
C)  C3 pathway. 
D)  C4 pathway. 
E)  C5 pathway.

Exam 3: Reconstructing the Past: Analysis and Interpretation

Age estimation for an adult is much easier and more accurate than age estimation for a child.

Coprolites, or fossilized feces,

The basic assumption of palaeopathology is that the more often you see evidence for a specific disease in the archaeological record, the greater the risk of illness or death from that disease for individuals in the living population who were exposed to it.Is this a valid assumption? Why or why not?

The study of faunal (animal) skeletal remains from an archaeological site would be the work of a

Temporal and spatial differences in most disease patterns are largely the result of cultural differences in behaviour.

Osteology and skeletal biology are names for the same sub-discipline of physical anthropology -- the study of human biological remains from past populations.

Because of ________, archaeologists now know that butchering an animal leads to different microscopic wear patterns or polishes on the edge of tools

The goal of experimental archaeology is to reproduce or replicate technological traits and patterns observed in the archaeological record.

Increasingly, palaeopathologists have become aware that

The study of ancient DNA (aDNA) received a significant boost with the development of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique -- a method for the accurate recovery of even minute amounts of DNA. This research advancement also created a new research problem;

________ occurs when elements of a society's culture are first taken up by neighbouring socieites and gradually spread farther and farther afield.

The photosynthetic pathway for tropical plants is called the