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Artifacts |
| | A) | help meet basic environmental needs. |
| | B) | implement and reflect cultural ideas. |
| | C) | can be symbols as well as practical tools. |
| | D) | all the above. |
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The goal of archaeology is to |
| | A) | dig up old stuff. |
| | B) | fill up museums. |
| | C) | try to answer questions about the nature of the human species. |
| | D) | wear a fedora, carry a whip, and avoid the Nazis. |
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Historical archaeology |
| | A) | studies a society that has written records. |
| | B) | studies a society that does not have written records. |
| | C) | tries to understand ancient skills and technologies by reproducing them. |
| | D) | applies anthropology to legal matters, usually with reference to identifying skeletal remains and cause/time of death. |
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The process of understanding ancient skills and technologies by reproducing them is the work of |
| | A) | historical archaeology. |
| | B) | prehistorical archaeology. |
| | C) | experimental archaeology. |
| | D) | forensic anthropology. |
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Forensic anthropology |
| | A) | studies a society that has written records. |
| | B) | studies a society that does not have written records. |
| | C) | tries to understand ancient skills and technologies by reproducing them. |
| | D) | applies anthropology to legal matters, usually with reference to identifying skeletal remains and cause/time of death. |
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The study of gravestones would fall under which subfield of archaeology? |
| | A) | prehistorical archaeology |
| | B) | historical archaeology |
| | C) | forensic anthropology |
| | D) | experimental archaeology |
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Interpreting archaeological data through the observation of activities in existing societies is |
| | A) | ethology. |
| | B) | ethnocentrism. |
| | C) | ethnographic analogy. |
| | D) | ethnology. |
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An exploratory, usually small, excavation made to establish the presence or absence of an archaeological site is called a |
| | A) | test pit. |
| | B) | test tube. |
| | C) | test pattern. |
| | D) | test pilot. |
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At an excavation site it is important to |
| | A) | set up a horizontal grid system. |
| | B) | set up a vertical grid system. |
| | C) | record where artifacts are found within the grid system. |
| | D) | all the above. |
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The vertical dimension of artifacts is important for determining |
| | A) | time and order of events. |
| | B) | why an event happened. |
| | C) | what the artifacts were used for. |
| | D) | the condition in which the artifacts were left. |
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Dating that indicates the age of one item in comparison to another is |
| | A) | absolute dating. |
| | B) | relative dating. |
| | C) | carbon dating. |
| | D) | potassium/argon dating. |
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Which of the following is an example of absolute dating? |
| | A) | carbon dating |
| | B) | potassium/argon dating |
| | C) | dendrochronology |
| | D) | all the above |
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Which dating technique would you use to date gravestones? |
| | A) | relative dating |
| | B) | dendrochronology |
| | C) | potassium/argon dating |
| | D) | stratigraphic sequencing |
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A dating technique that is used in regions where tree growth responds to yearly fluctuations is called |
| | A) | potassium/argon dating. |
| | B) | dendrochronology. |
| | C) | a half-life. |
| | D) | carbon dating. |
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Much of what archaeologists know about past peoples comes from studying their |
| | A) | bones. |
| | B) | art work. |
| | C) | stone tools. |
| | D) | culture. |
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Which tool making tradition is associated with Homo erectus? |
| | A) | Levallois |
| | B) | Mousterian |
| | C) | Acheulian |
| | D) | Ungulates |
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What was the first domesticated animal? |
| | A) | sheep |
| | B) | horses |
| | C) | pigs |
| | D) | dogs |
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Which of the following is a reason why the domestication of plants and animals in the New World took place much later than in the Old World? |
| | A) | There was a shortage of land in the New World. |
| | B) | Wild food sources were found in abundance in the New World. |
| | C) | There were not many plants and animals in the New World. |
| | D) | All the above. |
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The earliest evidence for plant domestication comes from |
| | A) | Southwest Asia. |
| | B) | Europe. |
| | C) | Antarctica. |
| | D) | South America. |
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Which of the following combinations was a nutritious staple in South America? |
| | A) | dog, chicken, and rice |
| | B) | beans, squash, and maize |
| | C) | sheep, barley, and pig |
| | D) | amaranth, dog, and sunflower |
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