Question 1

There is no evidence for differences in status among Late Glacial / Early Holocene groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Mesolithic groups in Scandinavia

Accepted Answer

A)  adopted pottery and farming as a package 
B)  adopted pottery before farming 
C)  adopted farming before pottery 
D)  independently developed pottery and farming 
A)  adopted pottery and farming as a package 
B)  adopted pottery before farming 
C)  adopted farming before pottery 
D)  independently developed pottery and farming

Question 3

The Younger Dryas refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  coldest period of the last Ice Age 
B)  cold snap that occurred before the onset of the Holocene 
C)  Holocene 
D)  the beginning of agriculture 
A)  coldest period of the last Ice Age 
B)  cold snap that occurred before the onset of the Holocene 
C)  Holocene 
D)  the beginning of agriculture

Question 4

There is good evidence for extensive salmon exploitation in the Jomon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How do isotope analyses contribute to the study of ancient diet?

Accepted Answer

Isotope analysis is a valuable tool in t

Question 6

The custom of decorating and burying skulls by communities in the Middle East suggests

Accepted Answer

A)  pathological disorder among the communities 
B)  lack of burial grounds in villages 
C)  an ancestor cult 
D)  B and C 
A)  pathological disorder among the communities 
B)  lack of burial grounds in villages 
C)  an ancestor cult 
D)  B and C

Question 7

Pastoralism preceded domesticated cereals in Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The inhabitants of Jericho built high stone walls to

Accepted Answer

A)  protect the village from invaders 
B)  protect the village from floods 
C)  keep animals out 
D)  show their power 
A)  protect the village from invaders 
B)  protect the village from floods 
C)  keep animals out 
D)  show their power

Question 9

Windmill Hill is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A)  causewayed enclosure monument 
B)  henge monument 
C)  long barrow 
D)  all of the above 
A)  causewayed enclosure monument 
B)  henge monument 
C)  long barrow 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

Rice, millet, pigs, water buffalo, and chickens formed the farming package in China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Groups at Abu Hureyra successfully targeted gazelle migrations for thousands of years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

LBK groups adopted the farming package from migrant farmers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Comment on the burial practices of Late Glacial and Early Holocene groups.

Accepted Answer

The burial practices of Late Glacial and

Question 14

Scandinavian groups took up farming at the same time as LBK groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The presence of dogs in burials in the Mesolithic and Natufian suggest

Accepted Answer

A)  dogs were kept as pets 
B)  dogs were important in hunting 
C)  a belief system based on dogs 
D)  people ate dogs 
A)  dogs were kept as pets 
B)  dogs were important in hunting 
C)  a belief system based on dogs 
D)  people ate dogs

There is no evidence for differences in status among Late Glacial / Early Holocene groups.

Mesolithic groups in Scandinavia

The Younger Dryas refers to the

There is good evidence for extensive salmon exploitation in the Jomon.

How do isotope analyses contribute to the study of ancient diet?

The custom of decorating and burying skulls by communities in the Middle East suggests

Pastoralism preceded domesticated cereals in Africa.

The inhabitants of Jericho built high stone walls to

Windmill Hill is an example of a

Rice, millet, pigs, water buffalo, and chickens formed the farming package in China.

Groups at Abu Hureyra successfully targeted gazelle migrations for thousands of years.

LBK groups adopted the farming package from migrant farmers.

Comment on the burial practices of Late Glacial and Early Holocene groups.

Scandinavian groups took up farming at the same time as LBK groups.

The presence of dogs in burials in the Mesolithic and Natufian suggest

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Theories and Methods in Studying Biological Anthropology

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The Emergence of State Societies in the Americas

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Contemporary Humans

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There is no evidence for differences in status among Late Glacial / Early Holocene groups.

Mesolithic groups in Scandinavia

The Younger Dryas refers to the

There is good evidence for extensive salmon exploitation in the Jomon.

How do isotope analyses contribute to the study of ancient diet?

The custom of decorating and burying skulls by communities in the Middle East suggests

Pastoralism preceded domesticated cereals in Africa.

The inhabitants of Jericho built high stone walls to

Windmill Hill is an example of a

Rice, millet, pigs, water buffalo, and chickens formed the farming package in China.

Groups at Abu Hureyra successfully targeted gazelle migrations for thousands of years.

LBK groups adopted the farming package from migrant farmers.

Comment on the burial practices of Late Glacial and Early Holocene groups.

Scandinavian groups took up farming at the same time as LBK groups.

The presence of dogs in burials in the Mesolithic and Natufian suggest

Introduction to Anthropology

Theories and Methods in Studying Biological 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

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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