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| The following exercises relate to the origins of agriculture. Answer each of the questions. International Council for Archaeozoology: Follow the “What is archaeozoology” link to learn more about this discipline. http://www.nmnh.si.edu/icaz/ What is archaeozoology? What topics do archaeozoologists study? What information do archaeozoologists use in their studies? What scientific backgrounds do archaeozoologists have? Where do archaeozoologists work? Why is archaeozoological research important? Where might someone go to learn more about archaeozoology? Abu Hureyra: Find out more detailed information about this important site. http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/middle_east/abuhureyra.html When did excavations at Abu Hureyra take place? What evidence was obtained from the skeletons excavated at the site? When did people live at Abu Hureyra? What was learned about the foods eaten at Abu Hureyra? What was revealed about the lives of the people living in Abu Hureyra? Khok Phanom Di: Learn more about this site in central Thailand. http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/asia/khok_phanom_di.html When was the site occupied? What was the key question that archaeologists wanted to address? What was the diet of inhabitants of this site? What information was learned from the examination of graves? |