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Park:Biological Anthropology
Biological Anthropology, 3/e
Michael Alan Park

Studying the Human Past

True/False

Please answer all questions



1

Bones can give us a lot more information than just size.
A)True
B)False
2

Early hominids were carnivores.
A)True
B)False
3

Trephination is a prehistorical surgical procedure.
A)True
B)False
4

Hominid fossils are found in strata deposited 10 million years ago.
A)True
B)False
5

All fossils are petrified.
A)True
B)False
6

Detailed record keeping is as much a part of fossil recovery as digging.
A)True
B)False
7

Carbon dating is an example of a relative dating technique.
A)True
B)False
8

The best method for determining age at death of a skeleton is the cranial suture closure.
A)True
B)False
9

A grid system used in excavation records vertical relationships of fossils.
A)True
B)False
10

Humans and chimpanzees show less than 1% difference in their genes.
A)True
B)False