Archaeology

In archaeology, plant remains from archaeological sites are known as faunal remains. (True or false?)

In archaeology, plant remains from archaeological sites are known as faunal remains. (True or false?)

In archaeology, plant remains from archaeological sites are known as faunal remains.
 
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Through archaeological data, Erich von Dniken has been able to show that aliens from outer space ...

Through archaeological data, Erich von Dniken has been able to show that aliens from outer space ...

Through archaeological data, Erich von Dniken has been able to show that aliens from outer space built the world's prehistoric wonders, including the pyramids.
 
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Archaeologists have tried to replicate, through trial and error with flintknapping, the way in which ...

Archaeologists have tried to replicate, through trial and error with flintknapping, the way in which ...

Archaeologists have tried to replicate, through trial and error with flintknapping, the way in which Folsom points were fluted. This research is an example of experimental archaeology.
 
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The purpose of middle-level theory is to create arguments that link human behavior to material ...

The purpose of middle-level theory is to create arguments that link human behavior to material ...

The purpose of middle-level theory is to create arguments that link human behavior to material remains so that archaeologists can make reliable behavioral inferences from present day behaviors.
 
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Analogies need not be used cautiously because there is always a guarantee that the analogy will ...

Analogies need not be used cautiously because there is always a guarantee that the analogy will ...

Analogies need not be used cautiously because there is always a guarantee that the analogy will accurately describe the prehistoric culture.
 
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The goal of taphonomic studies is to explain why natural processes produce the particular material ...

The goal of taphonomic studies is to explain why natural processes produce the particular material ...

The goal of taphonomic studies is to explain why natural processes produce the particular material results that they do.
 
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Experimental archaeology is necessary when archaeologists want to know the material effects of ...

Experimental archaeology is necessary when archaeologists want to know the material effects of ...

Experimental archaeology is necessary when archaeologists want to know the material effects of behaviors that no longer exist.
 
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Ethnoarchaeological research among the Mikea in Madagascar suggests that the longer a site was ...

Ethnoarchaeological research among the Mikea in Madagascar suggests that the longer a site was ...

Ethnoarchaeological research among the Mikea in Madagascar suggests that the longer a site was occupied in the past, the farther the distance between habitation structures and trash dumps.
 
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In experimental archaeology, the principle of uniformitarianism tells us what could or could not ...

In experimental archaeology, the principle of uniformitarianism tells us what could or could not ...

In experimental archaeology, the principle of uniformitarianism tells us what could or could not have happened in the past.
 
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Binford conducted a study among the Nunamiut Eskimo to show that through ethnoarchaeology social ...

Binford conducted a study among the Nunamiut Eskimo to show that through ethnoarchaeology social ...

Binford conducted a study among the Nunamiut Eskimo to show that through ethnoarchaeology social behavior can be inferred from archaeological remains.
 
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Ethnoarchaeologists study what people do with their trash to learn about their daily life. ...

Ethnoarchaeologists study what people do with their trash to learn about their daily life. ...

Ethnoarchaeologists study what people do with their trash to learn about their daily life.
 
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Experimental archaeology replicates human behavior of the past. (True or false?)

Experimental archaeology replicates human behavior of the past. (True or false?)

Experimental archaeology replicates human behavior of the past.
 
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Evil Adam

Taphonomy helps to eliminate patterns that are the result of natural processes. (True or false?)

Taphonomy helps to eliminate patterns that are the result of natural processes. (True or false?)

Taphonomy helps to eliminate patterns that are the result of natural processes.
 
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Archaeologists who analyze faunal remains are commonly known as

Archaeologists who analyze faunal remains are commonly known as

Archaeologists who analyze faunal remains are commonly known as
 
  a. palynologists.
  b. zooarchaeologists.
  c. paleoecologists.
  d. paleoethnobotanists.
  e. faunal archaeologists

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The main purpose of a zooarchaeological comparative collection is

The main purpose of a zooarchaeological comparative collection is

The main purpose of a zooarchaeological comparative collection is
 
  a. to help zooarchaeologists identify archaeofaunas.
  b. to determine whether cutmarks on animal bones were made historically or prehistorically.

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If you are using a skeletal collection of modern fauna, of both sexes and different ages, to ...

If you are using a skeletal collection of modern fauna, of both sexes and different ages, to ...

If you are using a skeletal collection of modern fauna, of both sexes and different ages, to identify specimens in an archaeofauna, you are using a
 
  a. macrobotanical assemblage.
  b. palynological collection.
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The first step in faunal analysis is to assign each specimen to _____________.

The first step in faunal analysis is to assign each specimen to _____________.

The first step in faunal analysis is to assign each specimen to _____________.
 
  a. element
  b. taxon
  c. size
  d. animal
  e. archaeological excavation.

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When analyzing a faunal assemblage, zooarchaeologists attempt to identify a specimen to all of the ...

When analyzing a faunal assemblage, zooarchaeologists attempt to identify a specimen to all of the ...

When analyzing a faunal assemblage, zooarchaeologists attempt to identify a specimen to all of the following except
 
  a. element.
  b. taxon.
  c. side.
  d. date
  e. size class.

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melly.

Size classes categorize faunal remains to one of five categories based on body size. Animals ...

Size classes categorize faunal remains to one of five categories based on body size. Animals ...

Size classes categorize faunal remains to one of five categories based on body size. Animals assigned to class 5 include:
 
  a. giraffes, hippos, and elephants
  b. bison and elk
  c. wolf and pronghorn antel

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The raw number of identified bones per taxon in an archaeofauna is known as the

The raw number of identified bones per taxon in an archaeofauna is known as the

The raw number of identified bones per taxon in an archaeofauna is known as the
 
  a. OSL.
  b. MNI.
  c. NISP.
  d. AMS.
  e. RNI

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What would the MNI be for the following hypothetical assemblage of adult bison bones: 4 left humeri, ...

What would the MNI be for the following hypothetical assemblage of adult bison bones: 4 left humeri, ...

What would the MNI be for the following hypothetical assemblage of adult bison bones: 4 left humeri, 2 left femura, 4 right femura, 5 skulls, and 6 left scapulae?
 
  a. 21
  b. 4
  c. 6
  d. 5

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If you have a site dominated by bones from the axial skeleton, you have

If you have a site dominated by bones from the axial skeleton, you have

If you have a site dominated by bones from the axial skeleton, you have
 
  a. a kill site.
  b. a camp site.
  c. mostly upper and lower leg bones, scapulae, clavicles, pelves, metapodials, and phalanges.

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What did Hill suggest accounted for the comparative abundance of bison limb bones relative to other ...

What did Hill suggest accounted for the comparative abundance of bison limb bones relative to other ...

What did Hill suggest accounted for the comparative abundance of bison limb bones relative to other bison bones at the Agate Basin site?
 
  a. Bison long bones contain little in the way of meat and marrow, making them undesirabl

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melly.

How do we know that Folsom hunters camped at the Agate Basin site in the spring?

How do we know that Folsom hunters camped at the Agate Basin site in the spring?

How do we know that Folsom hunters camped at the Agate Basin site in the spring?
 
  a. Coprolites from the site contain plant and small animal remains that are only present in the area in the springtime.
  b. Bison to

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Analysis of the archaeofauna from the site of Chavn de Huntar, Peru, indicates

Analysis of the archaeofauna from the site of Chavn de Huntar, Peru, indicates

Analysis of the archaeofauna from the site of Chavn de Huntar, Peru, indicates
 
  a. a change in diet through time, with increasing reliance on domesticated llamas.
  b. a change in diet through time, with increasing r

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Evil Adam

The faunal assemblage from the site of Chavn de Huntar, Peru, contains an abundance of leg bones ...

The faunal assemblage from the site of Chavn de Huntar, Peru, contains an abundance of leg bones ...

The faunal assemblage from the site of Chavn de Huntar, Peru, contains an abundance of leg bones with few cranial and foot bones. This pattern has been explained by
 
  a. large animal disturbance; cranial and foot bone were pref

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An archaeologist involved in analyzing and interpreting plant remains from archaeological sites in ...

An archaeologist involved in analyzing and interpreting plant remains from archaeological sites in ...

An archaeologist involved in analyzing and interpreting plant remains from archaeological sites in order to understand past interactions between human populations and plants would be a
 
  a. palynologist.
  b. paleoeth

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Macrobotanical remains include all of the following except

Macrobotanical remains include all of the following except

Macrobotanical remains include all of the following except
 
  a. caches of corncobs
  b. pine nuts
  c. hearth charcoal
  d. acorn mush on food bowl
  e. camelid bones

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Evil Adam

What do fluctuations in pollen percentages in a pollen diagram indicate?

What do fluctuations in pollen percentages in a pollen diagram indicate?

What do fluctuations in pollen percentages in a pollen diagram indicate?
 
  a. Changes in frequencies of animal remains present at a site.
  b. Changes in the types of domesticated plants that prehistoric populations r

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melly.

Using palynological data, Haynes and Mehringer concluded that the climate at the Lehner Clovis site ...

Using palynological data, Haynes and Mehringer concluded that the climate at the Lehner Clovis site ...

Using palynological data, Haynes and Mehringer concluded that the climate at the Lehner Clovis site in southeastern Arizona 11,000 years ago was
 
  a. only slightly wetter and cooler than today, followed by a rapid shift toward

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Evil Adam

Neanderthal burials from Shanidar Cave, Iraq, associated with pollen indicate

Neanderthal burials from Shanidar Cave, Iraq, associated with pollen indicate

Neanderthal burials from Shanidar Cave, Iraq, associated with pollen indicate
 
  a. that humans are the only way that flowers could enter a cave.
  b. that burial rituals began with the Neanderthals.
  c. tha

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Hastorf and Johannessen argue that changes in the types of fuel used through time in the Upper ...

Hastorf and Johannessen argue that changes in the types of fuel used through time in the Upper ...

Hastorf and Johannessen argue that changes in the types of fuel used through time in the Upper Mantaro area of Peru are best explained by
 
  a. changes in the abundance of high quality versus low quality fuel caused by environme

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The first step in archaeofaunal analysis is to assign each specimen to ___________, and the next ...

The first step in archaeofaunal analysis is to assign each specimen to ___________, and the next ...

The first step in archaeofaunal analysis is to assign each specimen to ___________, and the next step is to identify each specimen to __________.
 
  a. taxon; element
  b. element; taxon
  c. gender; species

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Evil Adam

In archaeofaunal analysis, anatomical parts of the body such as vertabrae or metatarsals are called ...

In archaeofaunal analysis, anatomical parts of the body such as vertabrae or metatarsals are called ...

In archaeofaunal analysis, anatomical parts of the body such as vertabrae or metatarsals are called
 
  a. elements.
  b. taxon.
  c. size classes.
  d. faunal assemblages.
  e. coprolites

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Ry60003333

A zooarchaeologist may assign a small fragment of a rabbit-sized long bone to class 1 of the five ...

A zooarchaeologist may assign a small fragment of a rabbit-sized long bone to class 1 of the five ...

A zooarchaeologist may assign a small fragment of a rabbit-sized long bone to class 1 of the five standard animal size classes because
 
  a. small animals were an unimportant part of the diet.
  b. class 1 indicates th

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Evil Adam

In order to acquire faunal specimens for a comparative collection, a zooarchaeologist might do all ...

In order to acquire faunal specimens for a comparative collection, a zooarchaeologist might do all ...

In order to acquire faunal specimens for a comparative collection, a zooarchaeologist might do all of the following except
 
  a. pick up animals killed on roads.
  b. get them from state fish and game officials.
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melly.

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 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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Faunal remains can help zooarchaeologists establish the season of the year a site was occupied ...

Faunal remains can help zooarchaeologists establish the season of the year a site was occupied ...

Faunal remains can help zooarchaeologists establish the season of the year a site was occupied because
 
  a. different butchering techniques were used by hunters at different times of the year.
  b. animal birthing and

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Evil Adam

Tiny silica particles contained in plants that can be used to indicate which plant species were ...

Tiny silica particles contained in plants that can be used to indicate which plant species were ...

Tiny silica particles contained in plants that can be used to indicate which plant species were present at a site are
 
  a. pollen.
  b. quids.
  c. phytoliths.
  d. coprolites.
  e. eleme

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Of the following, which is the best source of information about diet?

Of the following, which is the best source of information about diet?

Of the following, which is the best source of information about diet?
 
  a. pollen
  b. quids
  c. phytoliths
  d. coprolites
  e. taxon.

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