Archaeology

4 years ago

Olduvai Gorge is all of the following except

Olduvai Gorge is all of the following except

A. almost two million years old.
B. home to a trove of garnet and onyx jewelry
C. located in East Africa.
D. a rich deposit of early hominin bon

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alake

4 years ago

The Bronze Age barrows contain

The Bronze Age barrows contain

A. the graves of elite individuals.
B. refuse and midden material.
C. time capsules, preserved for thousands of years.
D. metallurgical equipment.

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pau.salazar0616

4 years ago

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

3 years ago

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

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Albert Paris Suazo

3 years ago

Total length, axial length, maximum width, basal width, maximum thickness, midsection thickness, ...

Total length, axial length, maximum width, basal width, maximum thickness, midsection thickness, proximal shoulder angle, notch opening, and neck width are examples of projectile point _____________.

a. phases.
b.

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3 years ago

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

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rdenova

3 years ago

Which of the following Great Basin projectile point series are arranged in the correct chronological ...

Which of the following Great Basin projectile point series are arranged in the correct chronological order from youngest to oldest?

a. Desert Side-notched, Rosegate series, Elko Corner-notched, Gatecliff Contracting Stem

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Bob Corn

3 years ago

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

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Jovanie_

3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

Schoeninger interpreted the greater range of nitrogen isotope ratios in the Stillwater burial ...

Schoeninger interpreted the greater range of nitrogen isotope ratios in the Stillwater burial population compared to the Pecos or Ontario populations as reflecting

a. greater dietary variability in the Pecos and Ontario popul

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3 years ago

The primary method for reconstructing male and female activities from the archaeological record ...

The primary method for reconstructing male and female activities from the archaeological record comes from

a. ceramic analysis.
b. lithic (including groundstone) analysis.
c. ethnographic analogy.

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3 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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Jomari Delapaz

3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

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

3 years ago

Cultural patrimony refers to (Multiple Choice)

Cultural patrimony refers to

a. objects that have ongoing cultural importance to a tribe and that were inalienable at the time they left the tribe's possession.
b. cultural objects belonging to patrilineal societi

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3 years ago

Which of the following laws apply to archaeological resources on private land in the U.S.?

Which of the following laws apply to archaeological resources on private land in the U.S.?

a. Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA)
b. Antiquities Act
c. National Historic Preservation Act

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3 years ago

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

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Sean Higgins

3 years ago

What are the key elements of modern archaeology?

What are the key elements of modern archaeology?

a. It does not include the scientific method but an interpretive approach.
b. It is linked to the larger field of anthropology, interested in the people behind the

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3 years ago

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

3 years ago

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

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naruto232

3 years ago

Which of the following statements is true of the current state of Americanist archaeology?

Which of the following statements is true of the current state of Americanist archaeology?

a. The New Archaeology of the 1960s has for the most part been uncritically accepted by nearly all Americanist archaeologists, and cur

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Shananigans C

3 years ago

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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3 years ago

Dendrochronology provides a(n) _________ measure of time, while the law of superposition allows for ...

Dendrochronology provides a(n) _________ measure of time, while the law of superposition allows for a(n) ________ measure of time.

a. relative/absolute
b. calibrated/corrected
c. long-term/exact

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3 years ago

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

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Zejren

3 years ago

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

3 years ago

What was revolutionary about Nelson's 1914 excavation methodology at San Cristobal Pueblo in ...

What was revolutionary about Nelson's 1914 excavation methodology at San Cristobal Pueblo in Mexico?

a. Nelson was aware of the effect of screen mesh size on artifact recovery, and adjusted his screening methods accordingly.

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Zachary Jones

3 years ago

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

3 years ago

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.

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AlexanderBlakeW

3 years ago

The morphological projectile point types defined at Gatecliff became temporal types when

The morphological projectile point types defined at Gatecliff became temporal types when

a. surface projectile point finds corresponded to point types found in stratified deposits.
b. a series of radiocarbon dates

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3 years ago

In geology, the principle of uniformitarianism asserts

In geology, the principle of uniformitarianism asserts

a. that the processes that modified the earth's surface in the past are unknowable because they cannot be directly observed.
b. that the processes now operati

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3 years ago

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

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naruto232

3 years ago

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

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Kristina.S

3 years ago

In reconstructing ancient environments, pollen is useful for all of the following reasons except ...

In reconstructing ancient environments, pollen is useful for all of the following reasons except

a. it preserves well over a long period of time.
b. large amounts of pollen are trapped in sediment over time.

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