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Exam 8: Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

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If you were digging a hominin site that contains geological layers that resulted from volcanic activity, what dating technique would you most likely use?

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The interaction of both physical and cultural aspects of hominin behavior is known as

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Question 22

Who are the Leakeys, and what is their claim to paloeanthropological fame?

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Question 23

The Oldowan is defined as part of what tradition:

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What do archaeologists assume is the source of the organization and structure of the archaeological record?

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Question 25

Discuss the value of dating techniques available to scientists. Compare and contrast relative and absolute dating techniques: provide an example of each kind and describe how they work.

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Question 26

Hominin occupations at Olduvai Gorge, without doubt, represent a home-base foraging pattern.

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Question 27

Which absolute dating technique is most often used on hominin sites?

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Question 28

Seriation dates objects using the principle of superposition.

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Question 29

Which of the following types of evidence of hominin behavior are most likely available for study?

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Question 30

Which of the following refers to the process of attaching a handle to a tool?

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Question 31

Which of the following is NOT an example of a radiometric dating technique?

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Question 32

Absolute or chronometric dating always relies on the principle of radioactive decay.

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Question 33

What is archaeology?

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Question 34

Which of the following statements about tool use by the earliest protohominins is correct?

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Question 35

What are the characteristics of human culture?

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Question 36

What is meant by biocultural evolution?

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Question 37

The various components of hominin biocultural evolution development simultaneously.

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Question 38

Which of the following would NOT be an example of a feature?

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Question 39

The key artifacts in the Oldowan tool tradition are:

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If you were digging a hominin site that contains geological layers that resulted from volcanic activity, what dating technique would you most likely use?

The interaction of both physical and cultural aspects of hominin behavior is known as

Who are the Leakeys, and what is their claim to paloeanthropological fame?

The Oldowan is defined as part of what tradition:

What do archaeologists assume is the source of the organization and structure of the archaeological record?

Discuss the value of dating techniques available to scientists. Compare and contrast relative and absolute dating techniques: provide an example of each kind and describe how they work.

Hominin occupations at Olduvai Gorge, without doubt, represent a home-base foraging pattern.

Which absolute dating technique is most often used on hominin sites?

Seriation dates objects using the principle of superposition.

Which of the following types of evidence of hominin behavior are most likely available for study?

Which of the following refers to the process of attaching a handle to a tool?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a radiometric dating technique?

Absolute or chronometric dating always relies on the principle of radioactive decay.

What is archaeology?

Which of the following statements about tool use by the earliest protohominins is correct?

What are the characteristics of human culture?

What is meant by biocultural evolution?

The various components of hominin biocultural evolution development simultaneously.

Which of the following would NOT be an example of a feature?

The key artifacts in the Oldowan tool tradition are:

Introduction to Anthropology

Heredity and Evolution

The Development of Evolutionary Theory

Modern Human Variation and Adaptation

Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution

An Overview of the Primates

Primate Behavior

Hominin Origins

The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo Erectus and Contemporaries

Premodern Humans

The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans

Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers

Food Production

The First Civilizations

Conclusion

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