Question 1

Since DNA is easily preserved, it has become the "data of choice" for bioanthropologists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A hypothesis is a good guess about something that can be tested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Make up a hypothesis about the materials used to make the desk you are sitting at. Using TSM, how would you go about testing that hypothesis? Be specific.

Accepted Answer

Hypothesis: The desk is made of wood and

Question 4

Science is based on TSM, religion on faith, and common sense on experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

If you wanted to characterize Venus statuettes, you'd include all of the following items except

Accepted Answer

A)  they represent the female form carved in bone, stone, or ivory 
B)  over 500 of them have been found in Europe from Spain to Siberia 
C)  new research suggests they represent women in general, not just mothers and fertility 
D)  they date to between 25 and 15 kyr ago. 
A)  they represent the female form carved in bone, stone, or ivory 
B)  over 500 of them have been found in Europe from Spain to Siberia 
C)  new research suggests they represent women in general, not just mothers and fertility 
D)  they date to between 25 and 15 kyr ago.

Since DNA is easily preserved, it has become the "data of choice" for bioanthropologists.

A hypothesis is a good guess about something that can be tested.

Make up a hypothesis about the materials used to make the desk you are sitting at. Using TSM, how would you go about testing that hypothesis? Be specific.

Science is based on TSM, religion on faith, and common sense on experience.

If you wanted to characterize Venus statuettes, you'd include all of the following items except

Introduction to Anthropology

Principles of Biological Evolution

Macroevolution: First Life to Mammals

Primates in Evolution

Early Hominids in Africa: Australopithecus and Homo Habilis

Later Hominids: Homo Erectus and Homo Sapiens

The Archaeology of Early Human Societies: Theories and Methods in Studying Prehistoric Archaeology

The Emergence of Culture in Early Hominid Societies in the Old World

Later Hunter-Gatherers and Early Farming Societies in the Old World

Early States in the Old World

Later Hunter-Gatherers and Early Farming Societies in the Americas

The Emergence of State Societies in the Americas

Primates Today

Contemporary Humans

Conclusions: Who Are We

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Exam 2: Theories and Methods in Studying Biological Anthropology

Since DNA is easily preserved, it has become the "data of choice" for bioanthropologists.

A hypothesis is a good guess about something that can be tested.

Make up a hypothesis about the materials used to make the desk you are sitting at. Using TSM, how would you go about testing that hypothesis? Be specific.

Science is based on TSM, religion on faith, and common sense on experience.

If you wanted to characterize Venus statuettes, you'd include all of the following items except

Introduction to Anthropology

Principles of Biological Evolution

Macroevolution: First Life to Mammals

Primates in Evolution

Early Hominids in Africa: Australopithecus and Homo Habilis

Later Hominids: Homo Erectus and Homo Sapiens

The Archaeology of Early Human Societies: Theories and Methods in Studying Prehistoric Archaeology

The Emergence of Culture in Early Hominid Societies in the Old World

Later Hunter-Gatherers and Early Farming Societies in the Old World

Early States in the Old World

Later Hunter-Gatherers and Early Farming Societies in the Americas

The Emergence of State Societies in the Americas

Primates Today

Contemporary Humans

Conclusions: Who Are We

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