Question 1

Wear patterns on Neanderthal teeth reveal that they used their teeth to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  make stone tools 
B)  crack nuts 
C)  soften hides 
D)  twist rope 
A)  make stone tools 
B)  crack nuts 
C)  soften hides 
D)  twist rope

Question 2

What is the bone formation process called?

Accepted Answer

A)  pathology 
B)  paleodemography 
C)  ossification 
D)  trephining 
A)  pathology 
B)  paleodemography 
C)  ossification 
D)  trephining

Question 3

Besides Egypt, mummification has also been found in what other parts of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  North America 
B)  Southern France 
C)  coastal Peru and Chile 
D)  Britain 
A)  North America 
B)  Southern France 
C)  coastal Peru and Chile 
D)  Britain

Question 4

Skeletal sex is most accurately determined by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  assessing the morphology of the pelvic bones 
B)  the overall size of the skeleton 
C)  measuring the length of the foot bones 
D)  evaluating the attributes of the skull 
A)  assessing the morphology of the pelvic bones 
B)  the overall size of the skeleton 
C)  measuring the length of the foot bones 
D)  evaluating the attributes of the skull

Question 5

________ is when human remains are not intentionally moved after burial in ground.

Accepted Answer

A)  Excarnation 
B)  Primary inhumanation 
C)  Secondary inhumanation 
D)  Cremation 
A)  Excarnation 
B)  Primary inhumanation 
C)  Secondary inhumanation 
D)  Cremation

Question 6

The Black Plague of 14th-century Europe often resulted in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the excarnation of dead bodies 
B)  the embalming of dead bodies 
C)  instances of mummification 
D)  mass graves 
A)  the excarnation of dead bodies 
B)  the embalming of dead bodies 
C)  instances of mummification 
D)  mass graves

Question 7

Reconstructing the "life history" of ancient individuals is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  osteobiography 
B)  paleodemography 
C)  pathology 
D)  biopathology 
A)  osteobiography 
B)  paleodemography 
C)  pathology 
D)  biopathology

Question 8

The study of how different ancient societies treated human remains is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  mediosteology 
B)  paleodemography 
C)  anthropology 
D)  bioarchaeology 
A)  mediosteology 
B)  paleodemography 
C)  anthropology 
D)  bioarchaeology

Wear patterns on Neanderthal teeth reveal that they used their teeth to ________.

What is the bone formation process called?

Besides Egypt, mummification has also been found in what other parts of the world?

Skeletal sex is most accurately determined by ________.

________ is when human remains are not intentionally moved after burial in ground.

The Black Plague of 14th-century Europe often resulted in ________.

Reconstructing the "life history" of ancient individuals is called ________.

The study of how different ancient societies treated human remains is called ________.

The Science of Archaeology

Background of Archaeology

The Development of Contemporary Archaeology

The Archaeological Record

Conducting Fieldwork

Classification and Analysis of Artifacts

Determining Time

Environment and Adaptation

Understanding Past Settlement and Subsistence

Interpreting Past Cultural Systems

Understanding Change

Cultural Resource Management

Archaeology in Todays World

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Exam 8: Bioarchaeology: Human Remains

Wear patterns on Neanderthal teeth reveal that they used their teeth to ________.

What is the bone formation process called?

Besides Egypt, mummification has also been found in what other parts of the world?

Skeletal sex is most accurately determined by ________.

________ is when human remains are not intentionally moved after burial in ground.

The Black Plague of 14th-century Europe often resulted in ________.

Reconstructing the "life history" of ancient individuals is called ________.

The study of how different ancient societies treated human remains is called ________.

The Science of Archaeology

Background of Archaeology

The Development of Contemporary Archaeology

The Archaeological Record

Conducting Fieldwork

Classification and Analysis of Artifacts

Determining Time

Environment and Adaptation

Understanding Past Settlement and Subsistence

Interpreting Past Cultural Systems

Understanding Change

Cultural Resource Management

Archaeology in Todays World

Filters