Archaeology

6 years ago

A collection of animal bones recovered from an archaeological site is a

A collection of animal bones recovered from an archaeological site is a

a. comparative collection.
b. kill site.
c. taxon.
d. faunal assemblage.
e. zooarchaeological collection

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6 years ago

A common issue in radiocarbon dating is the old wood problem.. This refers to

A common issue in radiocarbon dating is the old wood problem.. This refers to

a. when old wood was scavenged and reused in a later context resulting in a date that does not reflect the time of the activity.
b. th

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6 years ago

A concern with historic preservation in the United States can be traced to

A concern with historic preservation in the United States can be traced to

a. the late 18th century, when societies were formed to ensure the protection of historically significant properties.
b. the early 20th ce

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A crucial characteristic of a good typology is that it must be

A crucial characteristic of a good typology is that it must be

a. subjective and ambiguous.
b. symbolic and generalized.
c. objective and explicit.
d. used exclusively by the archaeologist

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A culture's understanding of how the world works, how it originated and developed, how the various ...

A culture's understanding of how the world works, how it originated and developed, how the various parts fit together, what laws they obey and, especially, the place of humans in the natural and supernatural worlds is known as

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6 years ago

A descriptive and abstract grouping of individual artifacts whose focus is on overall similarity ...

A descriptive and abstract grouping of individual artifacts whose focus is on overall similarity rather than function or chronological significance is a

a. temporal type.
b. functional type.
c. morphol

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6 years ago

A difference between optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and thermoluminescence (TL) is

A difference between optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and thermoluminescence (TL) is

a. OSL dates the last time sediment was exposed to light, while TL dates the last time artifacts were heated.
b. OSL date

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A diverse range of blade tools is common to the

A diverse range of blade tools is common to the

A. Mousterian.
B. Pleistocene.
C. Acheulean.
D. Upper Paleolithic.
E. Oldowan.

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6 years ago

A farmer plowing over an archaeological site and changing the context of the artifacts is an example ...

A farmer plowing over an archaeological site and changing the context of the artifacts is an example of

a. a reuse process.
b. a reclamation process.
c. a cultural disturbance process.
d. f

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A functional type is a morphological type that has specific chronological meaning for a particular ...

A functional type is a morphological type that has specific chronological meaning for a particular region.

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A geologist observes glacial moraines and striations in an area that is today not glaciated. The ...

A geologist observes glacial moraines and striations in an area that is today not glaciated. The geologist interprets those features as evidence of past glacial activity. He or she is utilizes all of the following except:

a.

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6 years ago

A good typology will (Multiple Choice)

A good typology will

a. minimize differences within each created type and maximize differences between each type.
b. maximize differences within each created type and minimize differences between each type.
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6 years ago

A GPS refers to a

A GPS refers to a

a. type of gumshoe survey.
b. device that uses radio waves from satellites to calculate position.
c. device that uses a beam of light bounced off a prism to determine an artifact's pr

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6 years ago

A key domesticated animal at Mehrgarh after 6000 B.C. was the

A key domesticated animal at Mehrgarh after 6000 B.C. was the

A. gazelle.
B. elephant.
C. horse.
D. cow.

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3 years ago

A major concern of modern historical archaeology is uncovering the histories of disenfranchised ...

A major concern of modern historical archaeology is uncovering the histories of disenfranchised groups whose histories have often been ignored or incorrectly recorded.

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6 years ago

A major goal of critical theory is

A major goal of critical theory is

a. social change.
b. justification of contemporary class-based ideologies.
c. generating sound scientific hypotheses.
d. to remain politically neutral.

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6 years ago

A midden is a refuse deposit resulting from human activities, generally consisting of sediment. ...

A midden is a refuse deposit resulting from human activities, generally consisting of sediment.

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A midden is: (Multiple Choice)

A midden is:

a. any kind of artifact that has been discarded by prehistoric populations.
b. a refuse deposit resulting from human activities.
c. any kind of historic artifact.
d. a specific

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A number of remote sensing techniques allows archaeologists to look for features buried in the ...

A number of remote sensing techniques allows archaeologists to look for features buried in the ground without digging, including

A. ground penetrating radar.
B. accelerator mass spectrometry.
C. electr

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6 years ago

A paradigm does NOT: (Multiple Choice)

A paradigm does NOT:

a. Influence the researcher's view of humanity.
b. Influence how research questions are framed.
c. Influence how research is interpreted.
d. Remain open to direct empir

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A passage grave is (Multiple Choice)

A passage grave is

A. beehive-shaped.
B. a Mycenaean elite tomb.
C. a Bronze Age burial.
D. a Neolithic tomb.

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A person having rights, duties, or obligations by virtue of his or her parentage lives in a culture ...

A person having rights, duties, or obligations by virtue of his or her parentage lives in a culture with

a. achieved status.
b. ascribed status.
c. egalitarian status.
d. patrilineal status

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A probable date for this site would be

A probable date for this site would be

A. 25,000 B.C.
B. 9000 B.C.
C. 7000 B.C.
D. 2000 B.C.

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A proton precession magnetometer is useful for identifying subsurface magnetic anomalies. Such ...

A proton precession magnetometer is useful for identifying subsurface magnetic anomalies. Such magnetic anomalies can indicate all of the following EXCEPT

a. the presence of subsurface artifacts.
b. archaeological

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6 years ago

A relative date is (Multiple Choice)

A relative date is

a. a date expressed as a specific unit of scientific measurement, such as days, years, centuries, or millennia.
b. a date expressed relative to another (e.g., earlier, later, more recent, etc.)

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A relative dating method that orders artifacts based on the assumption that one cultural style ...

A relative dating method that orders artifacts based on the assumption that one cultural style slowly replaces an earlier style over time is

a. dendrochronology.
b. the index fossil concept.
c. seriati

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6 years ago

A ritual in which an individual seeks visions through starvation, dehydration, and exposure, used in ...

A ritual in which an individual seeks visions through starvation, dehydration, and exposure, used in some cultures to communicate with the supernatural world, is

a. a vision quest.
b. shamanism.
c. tot

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A scientific theory is: (Multiple Choice)

A scientific theory is:

a. An explanation for observed, empirical phenomena that seeks to explain the relationships between variables.
b. Essentially the same thing as an idea.
c. An untested explanati

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A scientific theory would seek to explain why questions, for example Why this red stain in the soil? ...

A scientific theory would seek to explain why questions, for example Why this red stain in the soil? or Why did humans switch from hunting and gathering to agriculture?

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6 years ago

A set of lineages that claims to share a distant, often-mythical ancestor is called a

A set of lineages that claims to share a distant, often-mythical ancestor is called a

a. moiety.
b. clan.
c. kinship system.
d. berdache.
e. patrilineages

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6 years ago

A site is (Multiple Choice)

A site is

A. a basic unit of archaeological analysis.
B. a place where people lived.
C. a place where people carried out activities.
D. all of the above.
E. none of the above.

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A society's mechanism for relating supernatural phenomena to the everyday world, and enlisting ...

A society's mechanism for relating supernatural phenomena to the everyday world, and enlisting supernatural powers to achieve or prevent transformations of state in humans and nature, is

a. religion.
b. ritual.

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6 years ago

A specialist from which of the four subfields of anthropology would be most likely to study ritual ...

A specialist from which of the four subfields of anthropology would be most likely to study ritual and kinship among people in contemporary societies?

a. Archaeology
b. Cultural anthropology
c. Linguis

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6 years ago

A stratified random sample (Multiple Choice)

A stratified random sample

a. takes the sample universe and divides it into sub-universes.
b. is the same thing as the sample universe.
c. is a biased way to conduct archaeological survey, and should b

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A strength of the AMS dating technique is that it requires a much smaller sample of organic material ...

A strength of the AMS dating technique is that it requires a much smaller sample of organic material than needed in the standard radiocarbon technique.

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6 years ago

A test excavation would be most appropriate in which of the following situations?

A test excavation would be most appropriate in which of the following situations?

a. When determining whether or not field school students understand archaeological field methods.
b. When trying to determine a sit

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6 years ago

A thin, sharp sliver of stone removed from a larger piece of rock during the flintknapping process ...

A thin, sharp sliver of stone removed from a larger piece of rock during the flintknapping process is a

a. projectile point.
b. core.
c. flake.
d. biface.
e. flute

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6 years ago

A total station (Multiple Choice)

A total station

a. is accurate to +/- 3 millimeters.
b. is easily affordable by students and professionals alike.
c. is roughly the same in terms of accuracy as a line level and a measuring tape.

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