Question 1

What term refers to the study of the processes that affect the remains of dead animals?

Accepted Answer

A)  necrology 
B)  autopsy 
C)  degradation 
D)  osteology 
E)  taphonomy 
A)  necrology 
B)  autopsy 
C)  degradation 
D)  osteology 
E)  taphonomy

Question 2

Upon what assumption is molecular dating based?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human DNA does not change over time. 
B)  Human DNA is inherited only from the father. 
C)  The rate of genetic mutation in humans is constant. 
D)  Human DNA accumulates rings, much like trees. 
E)  The rate of genetic mutation in humans is always changing. 
A)  Human DNA does not change over time. 
B)  Human DNA is inherited only from the father. 
C)  The rate of genetic mutation in humans is constant. 
D)  Human DNA accumulates rings, much like trees. 
E)  The rate of genetic mutation in humans is always changing.

What term refers to the study of the processes that affect the remains of dead animals?

Upon what assumption is molecular dating based?

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Exam 4: Doing Archaeology and Biological Anthropology

What term refers to the study of the processes that affect the remains of dead animals?

Upon what assumption is molecular dating based?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Applying Anthropology

Evolution and Genetics

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Primates

Early Hominins

Archaic Homo

The Origin and Spread of Modern Humans

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters