Question 1

What is "action archaeology" and how did the local population during the El Pilar excavation benefit from its implementation?

Accepted Answer

"Action archaeology" is a term used to d

Question 2

Those physical anthropologists engaged in the recovery and study of fossil evidence for human evolution are known as:

Accepted Answer

A) paleontologists. 
B) geoarchaeologists. 
C) fossilologists. 
D) osteologists. 
E) paleoanthropologists. 
A) paleontologists. 
B) geoarchaeologists. 
C) fossilologists. 
D) osteologists. 
E) paleoanthropologists.

Question 3

Chance plays a major role in the discovery of archaeological sites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following statements about prehistory is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Prehistory refers to a time period that occurred before history existed. 
B) Prehistory occurs before the existence of written history. 
C) Paleoanthropologists and archaeologists share a focus on prehistory. 
D) Prehistory is an important time period for the study of paleoanthropologists. 
E) Prehistory does not deny the existence of history. 
A) Prehistory refers to a time period that occurred before history existed. 
B) Prehistory occurs before the existence of written history. 
C) Paleoanthropologists and archaeologists share a focus on prehistory. 
D) Prehistory is an important time period for the study of paleoanthropologists. 
E) Prehistory does not deny the existence of history.

Question 5

Anabel Ford noted in the article "Action Archaeology and the Community at El Pilar" that archaeology should:

Accepted Answer

A) be less of a science and more of an art. 
B) avoid working within thick forests. 
C) be less receptive to local concerns. 
D) work with local populations. 
E) avoid interpreting the past. 
A) be less of a science and more of an art. 
B) avoid working within thick forests. 
C) be less receptive to local concerns. 
D) work with local populations. 
E) avoid interpreting the past.

Question 6

What is a polymerase chain reaction?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a technique for creating extra copies of DNA for laboratory study. 
B) It is a technique for cloning the individual and recreating the life context. 
C) It is a way to extract DNA from fossil material,even though carbon particles no longer remain. 
D) It is a chemical reaction that releases the fossil from a matrix. 
E) It is an excavation technique that allows archaeologists to sift through material quickly. 
A) It is a technique for creating extra copies of DNA for laboratory study. 
B) It is a technique for cloning the individual and recreating the life context. 
C) It is a way to extract DNA from fossil material,even though carbon particles no longer remain. 
D) It is a chemical reaction that releases the fossil from a matrix. 
E) It is an excavation technique that allows archaeologists to sift through material quickly.

Question 7

There is no equivalent international law to NAGPRA to protect aboriginal graves worldwide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

If the site is stratified,archaeologists should dig each layer separately.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the purpose of cranial endocasts?

Accepted Answer

A) They provide data on the ethnic background of the individual. 
B) They provide data on the nutritional status of the individual. 
C) They provide information about long bones and the height of the individual. 
D) They tell us how smart the individual was. 
E) They tell us the size and shape of the brain. 
A) They provide data on the ethnic background of the individual. 
B) They provide data on the nutritional status of the individual. 
C) They provide information about long bones and the height of the individual. 
D) They tell us how smart the individual was. 
E) They tell us the size and shape of the brain.

Question 10

The only way to thoroughly investigate our past is to excavate sites where biological and cultural remains are found.Unfortunately,excavation results in the site's destruction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the meaning of the "half-life" of Carbon 14?

Accepted Answer

The "half-life" of Carbon-14 refers to t

Question 12

Certain climates can obliterate all evidence of organic remains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Radiocarbon dating is a type of chronometric dating.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Identify and explain the method most commonly used to date sequences of cultural remains into relative chronological order based on stylistic features.

Accepted Answer

The method most commonly used to date se

Question 15

Describe the grid system used in archaeological excavation.

Accepted Answer

The grid system used in archaeological e

Exam 5: Field Methods in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology

What is "action archaeology" and how did the local population during the El Pilar excavation benefit from its implementation?

Those physical anthropologists engaged in the recovery and study of fossil evidence for human evolution are known as:

Chance plays a major role in the discovery of archaeological sites.

Which of the following statements about prehistory is incorrect?

Anabel Ford noted in the article "Action Archaeology and the Community at El Pilar" that archaeology should:

What is a polymerase chain reaction?

There is no equivalent international law to NAGPRA to protect aboriginal graves worldwide.

If the site is stratified,archaeologists should dig each layer separately.

What is the purpose of cranial endocasts?

The only way to thoroughly investigate our past is to excavate sites where biological and cultural remains are found.Unfortunately,excavation results in the site's destruction.

What is the meaning of the "half-life" of Carbon 14?

Certain climates can obliterate all evidence of organic remains.

Radiocarbon dating is a type of chronometric dating.

Identify and explain the method most commonly used to date sequences of cultural remains into relative chronological order based on stylistic features.

Describe the grid system used in archaeological excavation.

The Essence of Anthropology

Biology, Genetics, and Evolution

Living Primates

Primate Behavior

From First Primates to First Bipeds

Origins of the Genus Homo

The Global Expansion of Homo Sapiens and Their Technology

The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Human Adaptation to a Changing World

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, Methods, and Theories

Language and Communication

Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, Marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Social Status

Politics, Power, War, and Peace

Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism

The Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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