Question 1

Thermoluminescence dating is a radiometric technique commonly used to date ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fossil bone 
B)  volcanic rock 
C)  pottery 
D)  limestone (calcite) cave deposits 
A)  fossil bone 
B)  volcanic rock 
C)  pottery 
D)  limestone (calcite) cave deposits

Question 2

FUN dating is based on the fact that the longer a bone is buried in the ground ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the less mass it has 
B)  the more nitrogen it absorbs 
C)  the more nitrogen it loses 
D)  the more it decays 
A)  the less mass it has 
B)  the more nitrogen it absorbs 
C)  the more nitrogen it loses 
D)  the more it decays

Question 3

Obsidian dating is based on the fact that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  obsidian loses water over time 
B)  obsidian loses carbon over time 
C)  obsidian absorbs water from the surrounding environment over time 
D)  obsidian absorbs nitrogen over time 
A)  obsidian loses water over time 
B)  obsidian loses carbon over time 
C)  obsidian absorbs water from the surrounding environment over time 
D)  obsidian absorbs nitrogen over time

Question 4

Australopithecus fossils were relatively dated through the use of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pig fossils 
B)  mammoth fossils 
C)  domestic dog fossils 
D)  antelope fossils 
A)  pig fossils 
B)  mammoth fossils 
C)  domestic dog fossils 
D)  antelope fossils

Question 5

Comparing the age of an artifact, feature, or stratum in relation to other cultural items found in archaeological deposits is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  radiocarbon dating 
B)  chronometric dating 
C)  relative dating 
D)  FUN dating 
A)  radiocarbon dating 
B)  chronometric dating 
C)  relative dating 
D)  FUN dating

Thermoluminescence dating is a radiometric technique commonly used to date ________.

FUN dating is based on the fact that the longer a bone is buried in the ground ________.

Obsidian dating is based on the fact that ________.

Australopithecus fossils were relatively dated through the use of ________.

Comparing the age of an artifact, feature, or stratum in relation to other cultural items found in archaeological deposits is called ________.

The Science of Archaeology

Background of Archaeology

The Development of Contemporary Archaeology

The Archaeological Record

Conducting Fieldwork

Classification and Analysis of Artifacts

Bioarchaeology: Human Remains

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 7: Determining Time

Thermoluminescence dating is a radiometric technique commonly used to date ________.

FUN dating is based on the fact that the longer a bone is buried in the ground ________.

Obsidian dating is based on the fact that ________.

Australopithecus fossils were relatively dated through the use of ________.

Comparing the age of an artifact, feature, or stratum in relation to other cultural items found in archaeological deposits is called ________.

The Science of Archaeology

Background of Archaeology

The Development of Contemporary Archaeology

The Archaeological Record

Conducting Fieldwork

Classification and Analysis of Artifacts

Bioarchaeology: Human Remains

Environment and Adaptation

Understanding Past Settlement and Subsistence

Interpreting Past Cultural Systems

Understanding Change

Cultural Resource Management

Archaeology in Todays World

Filters