Question 1

The term 'hominin' refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  all great apes 
B)  modern humans and now extinct bipedal relatives 
C)  all bipedal apes 
D)  only modern humans 
E)  only extinct bipedal relatives 
A)  all great apes 
B)  modern humans and now extinct bipedal relatives 
C)  all bipedal apes 
D)  only modern humans 
E)  only extinct bipedal relatives

Question 2

Which one of the following is NOT one of the primary goals of archaeology?

Accepted Answer

A)  determine the "when" and "where" of past cultures 
B)  reconstruct past lifeways 
C)  explain past cultural events 
D)  explore cognitive and symbolic dimensions of past humans 
E)  disregard the oldest evidence of early hominins 
A)  determine the "when" and "where" of past cultures 
B)  reconstruct past lifeways 
C)  explain past cultural events 
D)  explore cognitive and symbolic dimensions of past humans 
E)  disregard the oldest evidence of early hominins

Question 3

Culture is defined by which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic activities 
B)  symbolic communication 
C)  social organization 
D)  material culture 
E)  cognitive, political, social, economic and technological components 
A)  economic activities 
B)  symbolic communication 
C)  social organization 
D)  material culture 
E)  cognitive, political, social, economic and technological components

Question 4

Why is paleoanthropology considered to be a multi-disciplinary field of study?

Accepted Answer

Paleoanthropology is considered to be a

Question 5

Examples of relative dating includes:

Accepted Answer

A)  assigning a specific calendar date 
B)  telling the rough age in years 
C)  determining whether an object is older, younger, or the same age as another 
D)  a seldom-used means of determining the age of an archaeological material 
E)  determining the radioactive decay rates of a burned object 
A)  assigning a specific calendar date 
B)  telling the rough age in years 
C)  determining whether an object is older, younger, or the same age as another 
D)  a seldom-used means of determining the age of an archaeological material 
E)  determining the radioactive decay rates of a burned object

Question 6

The study of the human past, primarily through material remains, is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  paleoanthropology 
B)  archaeology 
C)  ethnographic 
D)  cultural anthropology 
E)  physical anthropology 
A)  paleoanthropology 
B)  archaeology 
C)  ethnographic 
D)  cultural anthropology 
E)  physical anthropology

Question 7

Radiometric dating techniques are based on what principle?

Accepted Answer

A)  sunspot activity 
B)  regular, known rate of isotopic decay 
C)  regular changes in earth's magnetic field 
D)  superposition 
E)  competitive exclusion 
A)  sunspot activity 
B)  regular, known rate of isotopic decay 
C)  regular changes in earth's magnetic field 
D)  superposition 
E)  competitive exclusion

Question 8

Reconstructing human technology and material culture as a means of generating testable ideas about the past is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental archaeology 
B)  processual archaeology 
C)  ethnoarchaeology 
D)  ethology 
E)  paleoanthropology 
A)  experimental archaeology 
B)  processual archaeology 
C)  ethnoarchaeology 
D)  ethology 
E)  paleoanthropology

Question 9

Does the home based foraging pattern adequately describe the Oldowan sites?

Accepted Answer

The home-based foraging pattern, also kn

Question 10

The spatial and temporal relationships between artifacts and features is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  context 
B)  taphonomy 
C)  palynology 
D)  absolute dating 
E)  site survey 
A)  context 
B)  taphonomy 
C)  palynology 
D)  absolute dating 
E)  site survey

Question 11

Which absolute dating technique is most commonly used on archaeological sites younger than 50,000 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  radiocarbon 
B)  thermoluminescence 
C)  argon-argon 
D)  calendars 
E)  fission track 
A)  radiocarbon 
B)  thermoluminescence 
C)  argon-argon 
D)  calendars 
E)  fission track

Question 12

Why is ethnoarchaeology important to the study of past human behavior? Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

Ethnoarchaeology is important to the stu

Question 13

Taphonomy is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the precise temporal and spatial relationship between artifacts and features 
B)  the study of hominin locomotion 
C)  the study of how bones and other materials become buried and preserved as part of the archaeological record 
D)  the study of past environment 
E)  establishing chronological relationships within a site 
A)  the precise temporal and spatial relationship between artifacts and features 
B)  the study of hominin locomotion 
C)  the study of how bones and other materials become buried and preserved as part of the archaeological record 
D)  the study of past environment 
E)  establishing chronological relationships within a site

Question 14

What is greatest contribution of Olduvai research?

Accepted Answer

A)  establishment of a well documented sequence of hominin occupation 
B)  identification of the earliest stone tools 
C)  contributed to understanding of the origins of bipedalism 
D)  identification of the earliest hominins 
E)  discovery of the first anatomically modern human 
A)  establishment of a well documented sequence of hominin occupation 
B)  identification of the earliest stone tools 
C)  contributed to understanding of the origins of bipedalism 
D)  identification of the earliest hominins 
E)  discovery of the first anatomically modern human

Question 15

Which of the following is a justification for conducting archaeological excavation?

Accepted Answer

A)  to determine that all the 2,000 year old sites that exist were laid down 2.000 years ago. 
B)  most professional attitudes toward excavations have remained the same for over two centuries. 
C)  most information cannot be provided through site survey 
D)  excavation is not destructive 
E)  data is needed about specific important questions or sites are threatened with destruction 
A)  to determine that all the 2,000 year old sites that exist were laid down 2.000 years ago. 
B)  most professional attitudes toward excavations have remained the same for over two centuries. 
C)  most information cannot be provided through site survey 
D)  excavation is not destructive 
E)  data is needed about specific important questions or sites are threatened with destruction

Question 16

What is the importance of experimental archaeology? Provide an example.

Accepted Answer

Experimental archaeology is important be

Question 17

The study of contemporary human societies as a means of understanding the past is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental archaeology 
B)  processual archaeology 
C)  ethnoarchaeology 
D)  ethology 
E)  paleoanthropology 
A)  experimental archaeology 
B)  processual archaeology 
C)  ethnoarchaeology 
D)  ethology 
E)  paleoanthropology

Question 18

Many unmodified rocks of types that are not present in the geology of the immediate vicinity are just rocks and have nothing to do with behavior of early hominins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is the most common means of site survey?

Accepted Answer

A)  aerial photos 
B)  satellite imagery 
C)  ground penetrating radar 
D)  pedestrian fieldwork 
E)  remote sensing 
A)  aerial photos 
B)  satellite imagery 
C)  ground penetrating radar 
D)  pedestrian fieldwork 
E)  remote sensing

The term 'hominin' refers to:

Which one of the following is NOT one of the primary goals of archaeology?

Culture is defined by which of the following characteristics?

Why is paleoanthropology considered to be a multi-disciplinary field of study?

Examples of relative dating includes:

The study of the human past, primarily through material remains, is known as:

Radiometric dating techniques are based on what principle?

Reconstructing human technology and material culture as a means of generating testable ideas about the past is known as:

Does the home based foraging pattern adequately describe the Oldowan sites?

The spatial and temporal relationships between artifacts and features is known as:

Which absolute dating technique is most commonly used on archaeological sites younger than 50,000 years?

Why is ethnoarchaeology important to the study of past human behavior? Provide an example.

Taphonomy is defined as:

What is greatest contribution of Olduvai research?

Which of the following is a justification for conducting archaeological excavation?

What is the importance of experimental archaeology? Provide an example.

The study of contemporary human societies as a means of understanding the past is known as:

Many unmodified rocks of types that are not present in the geology of the immediate vicinity are just rocks and have nothing to do with behavior of early hominins.

Which of the following is the most common means of site survey?

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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Exam 8: Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods

The term 'hominin' refers to:

Which one of the following is NOT one of the primary goals of archaeology?

Culture is defined by which of the following characteristics?

Why is paleoanthropology considered to be a multi-disciplinary field of study?

Examples of relative dating includes:

The study of the human past, primarily through material remains, is known as:

Radiometric dating techniques are based on what principle?

Reconstructing human technology and material culture as a means of generating testable ideas about the past is known as:

Does the home based foraging pattern adequately describe the Oldowan sites?

The spatial and temporal relationships between artifacts and features is known as:

Which absolute dating technique is most commonly used on archaeological sites younger than 50,000 years?

Why is ethnoarchaeology important to the study of past human behavior? Provide an example.

Taphonomy is defined as:

What is greatest contribution of Olduvai research?

Which of the following is a justification for conducting archaeological excavation?

What is the importance of experimental archaeology? Provide an example.

The study of contemporary human societies as a means of understanding the past is known as:

Many unmodified rocks of types that are not present in the geology of the immediate vicinity are just rocks and have nothing to do with behavior of early hominins.

Which of the following is the most common means of site survey?

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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