Archaeology

Archaeological phases are the same across large geographic regions and large spans of time. ...

Archaeological phases are the same across large geographic regions and large spans of time. ...

Archaeological phases are the same across large geographic regions and large spans of time.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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gillink

Zooarchaeological research has important implications for wildlife management policy because

Zooarchaeological research has important implications for wildlife management policy because

Zooarchaeological research has important implications for wildlife management policy because
 
  a. it demonstrates the ways past human predation and landscape alteration affected animal populations.
  b. it demonstrate

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Elizabeth Lee

How does American colonial Georgian material culture not differ from the material culture of the ...

How does American colonial Georgian material culture not differ from the material culture of the ...

How does American colonial Georgian material culture not differ from the material culture of the colonial medieval mindset that preceded it?
 
  a. Whereas medieval houses had only one or two rooms, Georgian houses were functiona

doctorfede   1048   4 Replies

Ken Sooy

Ethnoarchaeological research among the Mikea suggests that the more permanent a settlement is,

Ethnoarchaeological research among the Mikea suggests that the more permanent a settlement is,

Ethnoarchaeological research among the Mikea suggests that the more permanent a settlement is,
 
  a. the greater range of features it will contain.
  b. the closer trash dumps will be to habitations structures.
&n

doctorfede   964   3 Replies

naruto232

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 key domesticated animal at Mehrgarh after 6000 B.C. was the
 
  A. gazelle.
  B. elephant.
  C. horse.
  D. cow.

doctorfede   870   2 Replies

Jomari Delapaz

To reconstruct human behavior at Agate Basin, Hill needed to search for meaningful patterns in bone ...

To reconstruct human behavior at Agate Basin, Hill needed to search for meaningful patterns in bone ...

To reconstruct human behavior at Agate Basin, Hill needed to search for meaningful patterns in bone data, and this required he count the bones.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

lowster11   835   7 Replies

Gabby Banks

Large earthen mounds were not erected at

Large earthen mounds were not erected at

Large earthen mounds were not erected at
 
  A. Moundville.
  B. Cahokia.
  C. Poverty Point.
  D. the Draper site.
  E. Hopewell.

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Ry60003333

The majority of field archaeologists are currently employed in educational institutions. (True or false?)

The majority of field archaeologists are currently employed in educational institutions. (True or false?)

The majority of field archaeologists are currently employed in educational institutions.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

doctorfede   664   5 Replies

Sean Higgins

The old wood problem illustrates that

The old wood problem illustrates that

The old wood problem illustrates that
 
  a. dating techniques are always problematic and difficult to interpret.
  b. by themselves, dating techniques tell us nothing about cultural activities.
  c. dating te

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Natalie Doocy

Which of the following statements regarding the characteristics of middle-level theory is not true? ...

Which of the following statements regarding the characteristics of middle-level theory is not true? ...

Which of the following statements regarding the characteristics of middle-level theory is not true?
 
  a. The principle of uniformitarianism is essential to the power of inference of middle-level theory.
  b. It combin

lowster11   570   3 Replies

Stephanie Welch

Fossils from the Hadar region include all of the following except:

Fossils from the Hadar region include all of the following except:

Fossils from the Hadar region include all of the following except:
 
  A. some of the earliest known human fossils.
  B. the remains of Lucy.
  C. a group of individuals who apparently died at the same time.

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Evil Adam

Dorothy Lippert, a Native American archaeologist at the Smithsonian Museum, believes that

Dorothy Lippert, a Native American archaeologist at the Smithsonian Museum, believes that

Dorothy Lippert, a Native American archaeologist at the Smithsonian Museum, believes that
 
  a. Native Americans must give up their heritage if they become archaeologists.
  b. through archaeology we come to know and r

doctorfede   532   3 Replies

Larissa Climo

Which of the following prehistoric cultigens is NOT correctly matched with its original place of ...

Which of the following prehistoric cultigens is NOT correctly matched with its original place of ...

Which of the following prehistoric cultigens is NOT correctly matched with its original place of domestication?
 
  A. Irelandpotato
  B. Southwest Asiabarley
  C. Andean South Americalima beans
  D.

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Evil Adam

Cryoturbation results in all of the following EXCEPT

Cryoturbation results in all of the following EXCEPT

Cryoturbation results in all of the following EXCEPT
 
  a. larger artifacts being pushed to the surface of a site.
  b. vertically size-sorted artifacts.
  c. the long axis of buried artifacts being oriented

doctorfede   518   4 Replies

Zejren

Broken bison and antelope metapodials and phalanges within the Folsom component at the Agate Basin ...

Broken bison and antelope metapodials and phalanges within the Folsom component at the Agate Basin ...

Broken bison and antelope metapodials and phalanges within the Folsom component at the Agate Basin site have been interpreted as evidence of
 
  a. Folsom hunters taking advantage of the abundant meat associated with these skelet

doctorfede   511   4 Replies

Kristina.S

Which of the following were Thomas and Kelly NOT interested in plotting at Gatecliff excavation? ...

Which of the following were Thomas and Kelly NOT interested in plotting at Gatecliff excavation? ...

Which of the following were Thomas and Kelly NOT interested in plotting at Gatecliff excavation?
 
  a. The location of any artifacts found in situ.
  b. The location of any features, such as hearths.
  c. The

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Larissa Climo

Maize was not a key food source at

Maize was not a key food source at

Maize was not a key food source at
 
  A. Ozette.
  B. Moundville.
  C. Chaco Canyon.
  D. Cahokia.

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melly.

The degree of electrical resistance of soils is affected by all of the following EXCEPT

The degree of electrical resistance of soils is affected by all of the following EXCEPT

The degree of electrical resistance of soils is affected by all of the following EXCEPT
 
  a. the degree of compaction of the soil.
  b. the amount of water retained in the soil.
  c. the presence of foundat

doctorfede   495   6 Replies

naruto232

The Maya often depicted themselves on all of the following except

The Maya often depicted themselves on all of the following except

The Maya often depicted themselves on all of the following except
 
  a. stone stelae.
  b. polychrome pottery.
  c. in paintings and carvings on lintels inside temples and tombs.
  d. copper
&n

doctorfede   488   3 Replies

RENZO TABOADA

Which of the following is NOT true regarding potassium-argon and argon-argon dating methods?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding potassium-argon and argon-argon dating methods?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding potassium-argon and argon-argon dating methods?
 
  a. The more argon-40 in a sample relative to potassium-40, the older the sample.
  b. They are as precise as radiocarbon d

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Evil Adam

After excavating a hearth feature, you submit organic material from the hearth for a conventional ...

After excavating a hearth feature, you submit organic material from the hearth for a conventional ...

After excavating a hearth feature, you submit organic material from the hearth for a conventional radiocarbon date. The result comes back as follows: Beta-33003, 3500+/- 100 radiocarbon years BP. You know everything except
 
  a.

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naruto232

Which of the following is true regarding slash-and-burn?

Which of the following is true regarding slash-and-burn?

Which of the following is true regarding slash-and-burn?
 
  a. It was an ancient warfare technique used by the Mikea of Madagascar
  b. It is a method of heat-treating stone material.
  c. It is a horticultur

doctorfede   467   3 Replies

Jovanie_

Famous Scriptures & artists.

Famous Scriptures & artists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpture

https://www.learnodo-newtonic.com/famous-sculptors

The Famous sculptures created by Famous sculptures artists will be part of archaeology heritage for the respective countries?

prashantakerkar   463   3 Replies

bio_man

Marginal (Edge) Zone, Oasis, and Natural Habitat are

Marginal (Edge) Zone, Oasis, and Natural Habitat are

Marginal (Edge) Zone, Oasis, and Natural Habitat are
 
  A. varieties of environment at Olduvai.
  B. hypotheses about the origins of agriculture.
  C. locations where Homo erectus bands hunted large mammals.

doctorfede   445   3 Replies

AlexanderBlakeW

If an archaeologist wishes to study community plans, he/she should

If an archaeologist wishes to study community plans, he/she should

If an archaeologist wishes to study community plans, he/she should
 
  A. excavate many small and deep test pits.
  B. cross-section a site with two narrow test trenches.
  C. excavate a broad horizontal area

lowster11   418   5 Replies

rdenova

How has Lewis-Williams explained the cave paintings at Lascaux?

How has Lewis-Williams explained the cave paintings at Lascaux?

How has Lewis-Williams explained the cave paintings at Lascaux?
 
  a. The paintings represented totems, from which lineages or clans believed themselves to be descended.
  b. The paintings were left by hunters seeking

doctorfede   402   2 Replies

Giodahvanni

An example of a formation process in the systemic context is

An example of a formation process in the systemic context is

An example of a formation process in the systemic context is
 
  a. a broken pot is left at an abandoned camp.
  b. disturbance of material within a site by rodent activity.
  c. the roots of a fallen tree mov

lowster11   397   2 Replies

Myesha Ahmed

Hodder's research is important because

Hodder's research is important because

Hodder's research is important because
 
  a. it demonstrates that the principle of uniformitarianism is easy to implement in ethnoarchaeology.
  b. it demonstrates that archaeologists need to consider the symbolic mean

doctorfede   367   3 Replies

RENZO TABOADA

Kathleen A. Deagan provides an example of the coming of age of Americanist archaeology because of ...

Kathleen A. Deagan provides an example of the coming of age of Americanist archaeology because of ...

Kathleen A. Deagan provides an example of the coming of age of Americanist archaeology because of all, except which of the following?:
 
  a. She is actively involved in bringing archaeology to the public.
  b. She is c

doctorfede   364   2 Replies

Rein Admirals

If an archaeologist wishes to study community plans, he/she should?

If an archaeologist wishes to study community plans, he/she should?

What's the answer to this question?

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bio_man

The NISP provides a measurement of

The NISP provides a measurement of

The NISP provides a measurement of
 
  a. abundance and diversity of animals represented at a site.
  b. seasonality.
  c. the quantity and diversity of animals consumed as food.
  d. local environme

lowster11   353   2 Replies

darkbasturd

GIS helped to determine which of the following about Chacoan roads?

GIS helped to determine which of the following about Chacoan roads?

GIS helped to determine which of the following about Chacoan roads?
 
  a. They follow the path of least resistance, supporting the hypothesis that the roads were primarily used to move goods across the landscape.
  b.

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Nicole Garrow

Which of the following statements about moieties is not true?

Which of the following statements about moieties is not true?

Which of the following statements about moieties is not true?
 
  a. They are clusters of clans.
  b. Members of moieties perform reciprocal ceremonial obligations for one another.
  c. They often intermarry.

lowster11   344   2 Replies

Lizzy Lee

Oldowan tools were made by the _____ method.

Oldowan tools were made by the _____ method.

Oldowan tools were made by the _____ method.
 
  A. hard hammer percussion
  B. soft hammer percussion
  C. pressure flaking
  D. indirect percussion

doctorfede   341   4 Replies

Albert Paris Suazo

Beneath many of the cave paintings at Lascaux there is abundant room for groups of people to have ...

Beneath many of the cave paintings at Lascaux there is abundant room for groups of people to have ...

Beneath many of the cave paintings at Lascaux there is abundant room for groups of people to have gathered and participated in rituals; whether they did so is unknown.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Ry60003333

Archaeologists refer to the common set of symbols found in the Midwestern United States between 200 ...

Archaeologists refer to the common set of symbols found in the Midwestern United States between 200 ...

Archaeologists refer to the common set of symbols found in the Midwestern United States between 200 BC and AD 400 as the
 
  a. Mississippian Interaction Sphere.
  b. Hopewell Interaction Sphere.
  c. Midweste

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Angel Magallanes

The archaeology at Mulberry Row answered questions about

The archaeology at Mulberry Row answered questions about

The archaeology at Mulberry Row answered questions about
 
  a. historical documents.
  b. African burial grounds.
  c. slavery in Old New York.
  d. the battle of Little Bighorn.
  e. arch

doctorfede   297   2 Replies

Giodahvanni

Artifacts are assigned catalog numbers in the lab after they are excavated because the catalog ...

Artifacts are assigned catalog numbers in the lab after they are excavated because the catalog ...

Artifacts are assigned catalog numbers in the lab after they are excavated because the catalog number is what ties the artifact back to observations made in the field, ensuring that an artifact's provenience is never lost.
 
  In

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Evil Adam

Point types are named by the archaeologists who create them. The first name generally refers to the ...

Point types are named by the archaeologists who create them. The first name generally refers to the ...

Point types are named by the archaeologists who create them. The first name generally refers to the site or region and the name describes some morphological character. What is Thomas's Rosegate a combination of?
 
  a. Rosegarden

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Zejren

Prehistoric economies involve concepts like

Prehistoric economies involve concepts like

Prehistoric economies involve concepts like
 
  A. subsistence pattern.
  B. lineage.
  C. demography.
  D. chronology.

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Ry60003333