Exam 6: How Do We Know About the Human Past

Traditional archaeological interpretations of stone tools assume that stone tools were made for men to hunt with.

In 2001, the Taliban in Afghanistan destroyed

One of the greatest challenges to male bias in archaeological interpretation concerns the roles women played in

Compare and contrast archaeological survey work and excavation. Identify three strengths and weaknesses of each.

The study of the various processes that affect the formation of a particular site, explaining how certain objects in that site (such as bones or stone tools) came to be where they are found, is called

When artifacts and structures from a particular time and place are grouped together, they are called a(n)

A cultural anthropology of the human past focusing on material evidence of human modification of the physical environment is called

What Ian Hodder calls "interpretation at the trowel's edge" involves

Ian Hodder's work in the 1980s among several contemporary ethnic groups in eastern Africa showed that

The approach in archaeology that stresses the role of individual human agency in the archaeological record is called

The discussion of Chumash burial practices illustrates

Describe the major differences between processual and postprocessual archaeology.

The study of the way people in present-day societies use artifacts and structures on the sites where they live, and how these objects become part of the archaeological record is called

A research approach that explores why women's contributions have been systematically written out of the archaeological record and suggests new approaches to the human past that include such contributions is

In the United States, federal, state, and local legislative actions that require the consideration of environmental and cultural factors in the use of federal, state, or funds for development has led to the development of

Special-purpose groupings that may be organized on the basis of sex, economic role or personal interest are called

The sensing method that reflects pulsed radar waves off features below the surface is called

What does it mean to practice "interpretation at the trowel's edge"?

The different ways that people in different societies go about meeting their subsistence needs are called

To an archaeologist, which of the following would be considered a feature at an archaeological site?