Question 1

Coprolites provide evidence for the earliest human presence in North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Stillwater Marsh burial population had a remarkably low percentage of dental caries because:

Accepted Answer

A)  grit from plant food ground on metates was incorporated into their diet; this grit acted as a natural abrasive and helped to clean their teeth. 
B)  they ate very little meat, largely subsisting on maize agriculture. 
C)  they were strictly hunter-gatherers, and so their diet was very low in simple carbohydrates and starches. 
D)  None of the answers; the Stillwater Marsh burial population had an extremely high percentage of dental caries because their diet was high in carbohydrates. 
A)  grit from plant food ground on metates was incorporated into their diet; this grit acted as a natural abrasive and helped to clean their teeth. 
B)  they ate very little meat, largely subsisting on maize agriculture. 
C)  they were strictly hunter-gatherers, and so their diet was very low in simple carbohydrates and starches. 
D)  None of the answers; the Stillwater Marsh burial population had an extremely high percentage of dental caries because their diet was high in carbohydrates.

Question 3

The Stillwater burial population was not an ideal candidate for a paleodemographic study because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Stillwater burial population consisted almost entirely of adults; because children were not represented, little could be said about the paleodemography of the population. 
B)  paleodemography works best with skeletal samples derived from different biological populations, and the Stillwater burials represented only one biological population. 
C)  paleodemography works best with a skeletal sample representing only a few years or decades, and the Stillwater burials dated to a time period of 600 years or longer. 
D)  most of the individuals in the Stillwater burial population were older than 50 years old, and so younger adults were not represented. 
A)  the Stillwater burial population consisted almost entirely of adults; because children were not represented, little could be said about the paleodemography of the population. 
B)  paleodemography works best with skeletal samples derived from different biological populations, and the Stillwater burials represented only one biological population. 
C)  paleodemography works best with a skeletal sample representing only a few years or decades, and the Stillwater burials dated to a time period of 600 years or longer. 
D)  most of the individuals in the Stillwater burial population were older than 50 years old, and so younger adults were not represented.

Question 4

In the U.S. conducting research on American Indian remains is a sensitive issue and raises major ethical issues. Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some modern archaeologists believe we should stop analyzing human remains. 
B)  Many museums curate both Indian and non-Indian remains; the proportion of non-Indian skeletons outweighs the Native American skeletons. 
C)  Reburying non-Native American remains seems to be a disrespectful thing to do. 
D)  Archaeologists began curating Native American remains in museum collections very recently. 
A)  Some modern archaeologists believe we should stop analyzing human remains. 
B)  Many museums curate both Indian and non-Indian remains; the proportion of non-Indian skeletons outweighs the Native American skeletons. 
C)  Reburying non-Native American remains seems to be a disrespectful thing to do. 
D)  Archaeologists began curating Native American remains in museum collections very recently.

Question 5

What can bioarchaeologists determine from enamel hypoplasias?

Accepted Answer

A)  How old a child was when the growth arrest event took place. 
B)  The duration of the period of stress which resulted in the hypoplasia. 
C)  Whether they resulted from physical trauma to the face, parasitic infection, or malnutrition. 
D)  Both how old a child was when the growth arrest event took place and the duration of the period of stress which resulted in the hypoplasia. 
A)  How old a child was when the growth arrest event took place. 
B)  The duration of the period of stress which resulted in the hypoplasia. 
C)  Whether they resulted from physical trauma to the face, parasitic infection, or malnutrition. 
D)  Both how old a child was when the growth arrest event took place and the duration of the period of stress which resulted in the hypoplasia.

Question 6

Studies of from various modern human populations have found:

Accepted Answer

A)  living Native Americans are not related to northern Asia. 
B)  living Native Americans are descendants of a separate migratory wave from Europe. 
C)  living Native Americans are unlike Europeans, making an ancient migration from Europe as well as from Asia unlikely. 
D)  modern human populations are close knit. 
A)  living Native Americans are not related to northern Asia. 
B)  living Native Americans are descendants of a separate migratory wave from Europe. 
C)  living Native Americans are unlike Europeans, making an ancient migration from Europe as well as from Asia unlikely. 
D)  modern human populations are close knit.

Question 7

Osteoarthritis can result from continuous mechanical stress on a joint throughout a lifetime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Coprolites provide evidence for the earliest human presence in North America.

The Stillwater Marsh burial population had a remarkably low percentage of dental caries because:

The Stillwater burial population was not an ideal candidate for a paleodemographic study because:

In the U.S. conducting research on American Indian remains is a sensitive issue and raises major ethical issues. Which of the following statements is true?

What can bioarchaeologists determine from enamel hypoplasias?

Studies of from various modern human populations have found:

Osteoarthritis can result from continuous mechanical stress on a joint throughout a lifetime.

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Exam 10: Bioarchaeological Approaches To The Past

Coprolites provide evidence for the earliest human presence in North America.

The Stillwater Marsh burial population had a remarkably low percentage of dental caries because:

The Stillwater burial population was not an ideal candidate for a paleodemographic study because:

In the U.S. conducting research on American Indian remains is a sensitive issue and raises major ethical issues. Which of the following statements is true?

What can bioarchaeologists determine from enamel hypoplasias?

Studies of from various modern human populations have found:

Osteoarthritis can result from continuous mechanical stress on a joint throughout a lifetime.

Meet Some New Archaeologists

The Structure Of Archaeological Inquiry

Doing Fieldwork Surveying For Archaeological Sites

Doing Fieldwork Why Archaeologists Dig Square Holes

Geoarchaeology and Site Formation Processes

Chronology Building How To Get A Date

The Dimensions Of Archaeology Time Space And Form

Taphonomy Experimental Archaeology And Ethnoarchaeology

People Plants and Animals In The Past

Reconstructing Social And Political Systems Of The Past

The Archaeology Of The Mind

Understanding Key Transitions In World Prehistory

Historial Archaeology Insights On American History

Caring For Our Cultural Heritage

Archaeology Apos S Future

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