Question 1

Unlike other forms of archaeology,landscape archaeology does not have a cognitive dimension.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

An example of a symbol that is used to regulate and organize relations between human beings is

Accepted Answer

A) mobiliary art 
B) time measurement 
C) money 
D) a cognitive map 
E) only answers a and d are correct 
A) mobiliary art 
B) time measurement 
C) money 
D) a cognitive map 
E) only answers a and d are correct

Question 3

Religious rituals usually contain four main components.Which of these is not one of those components

Accepted Answer

A) the focusing of attention,such as through visiting a sacred location 
B) the delineation of a boundary zone between this world and the next 
C) the belief in the presence of a deity 
D) the participation in worship 
E) all of the above are components of religious ritual 
A) the focusing of attention,such as through visiting a sacred location 
B) the delineation of a boundary zone between this world and the next 
C) the belief in the presence of a deity 
D) the participation in worship 
E) all of the above are components of religious ritual

Question 4

Evidence of "deities" has been found at the sanctuary of Göbekli Tepe and thus it is unlikely that the site was a shrine for ancestor veneration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Humankind's ability to use __________ is generally agreed to be what most clearly distinguishes our species from other animals

Accepted Answer

A) currency 
B) our thumbs 
C) symbols 
D) technology 
E) none of the above 
A) currency 
B) our thumbs 
C) symbols 
D) technology 
E) none of the above

Question 6

The act of burial of human remains implies at least

Accepted Answer

A) ancestor worship 
B) a belief in a superior being 
C) a desire to preserve the body for as long as possible 
D) some kind of respect or feeling for the deceased 
E) all of the above 
A) ancestor worship 
B) a belief in a superior being 
C) a desire to preserve the body for as long as possible 
D) some kind of respect or feeling for the deceased 
E) all of the above

Question 7

Deposition of artifacts with the dead always indicates a belief in the afterlife.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The earliest well-dated example of _____________ is a piece of incised red ochre from Blombos Cave,South Africa,dated to 77,000 years ago

Accepted Answer

A) trade 
B) medicine 
C) money 
D) weight measurement 
E) art 
A) trade 
B) medicine 
C) money 
D) weight measurement 
E) art

Question 9

The site of Chavín de Huantar in the Peruvian Andes flourished 850 to 200 bc.This site is thought to represent a ceremonial center because of evidence found there including

Accepted Answer

A) a cache of over 500 broken high-quality pots containing food 
B) finely carved stone sculptures,primarily of jaguars,eagles,snakes,and caimans 
C) iconographic evidence for drug-induced rituals 
D) canals beneath the site that could have been used for ritual cleansing 
E) all of the above 
A) a cache of over 500 broken high-quality pots containing food 
B) finely carved stone sculptures,primarily of jaguars,eagles,snakes,and caimans 
C) iconographic evidence for drug-induced rituals 
D) canals beneath the site that could have been used for ritual cleansing 
E) all of the above

Question 10

Which of the following would lead archaeologists to the conclusion that a body was deliberately buried?

Accepted Answer

A) the presence of an animal skeleton with the body 
B) the presence of a prestige goods such as ivory spears with the body 
C) indications that the body was placed in a dug grave 
D) all of the above 
E) b and c only 
A) the presence of an animal skeleton with the body 
B) the presence of a prestige goods such as ivory spears with the body 
C) indications that the body was placed in a dug grave 
D) all of the above 
E) b and c only

Question 11

The study of artifacts and other material indicators of patterned actions that reflect religious beliefs is known as

Accepted Answer

A) the archaeology of cult 
B) geoarchaeology 
C) the archaeology of the mind 
D) spiritual archaeology 
E) none of the above 
A) the archaeology of cult 
B) geoarchaeology 
C) the archaeology of the mind 
D) spiritual archaeology 
E) none of the above

Question 12

If it can be demonstrated that gold was highly valued by a society,archaeologists could conclude that individuals from that society that were buried with gold

Accepted Answer

A) were artisans that worked in gold 
B) had a lower social status 
C) had a higher social status 
D) came from somewhere else 
E) all of the above 
A) were artisans that worked in gold 
B) had a lower social status 
C) had a higher social status 
D) came from somewhere else 
E) all of the above

Question 13

One way of investigating cognitive behavior in early hominins is to consider planning time,which is defined as

Accepted Answer

A) the time it takes carefully to develop an archaeological research plan 
B) the time between the development of tools and the development of language 
C) the time it takes for a raw material to be converted into a commodity 
D) the time between the planning of an act and its execution 
E) all of the above. 
A) the time it takes carefully to develop an archaeological research plan 
B) the time between the development of tools and the development of language 
C) the time it takes for a raw material to be converted into a commodity 
D) the time between the planning of an act and its execution 
E) all of the above.

Question 14

Some archaeologists believe that an effective language was developed alongside the first chopper tools around 2 million years ago by which human ancestor?

Accepted Answer

A) Homo erectus 
B) Homo sapiens 
C) Homo sapiens neanderthalensis 
D) Homo habilis 
E) Australopithecus 
A) Homo erectus 
B) Homo sapiens 
C) Homo sapiens neanderthalensis 
D) Homo habilis 
E) Australopithecus

Question 15

The purpose of the well-known cave paintings from such sites as Chauvet,Lascaux and Altamira

Accepted Answer

A) was to serve in fertility rituals 
B) was part of coming-of-age rites of passage 
C) was purely artistic 
D) was for education of children about animals 
E) we do not know the purpose of these cave paintings 
A) was to serve in fertility rituals 
B) was part of coming-of-age rites of passage 
C) was purely artistic 
D) was for education of children about animals 
E) we do not know the purpose of these cave paintings

Question 16

Chavín de Huantar,which flourished in the years 850 to 200 BC,is located in Peru.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Paleolithic art is the source of much information about the cognitive and artistic abilities of people in the distant past.Discuss the various forms of Paleolithic art: where are they found,what are they made of,and what do they represent? What conclusions can we draw about the Paleolithic from these representations?

Accepted Answer

Paleolithic art refers to the artistic c

Question 18

Paleolithic cave art is made in a variety of ways,including simple finger tracings,hand stencils and painting in several colors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The term __________art is used for engravings and carvings on small objects of stone,bone,antler,and ivory of the Ice Age

Accepted Answer

A) parietal 
B) mural 
C) mobiliary 
D) iconic 
E) referential 
A) parietal 
B) mural 
C) mobiliary 
D) iconic 
E) referential

Question 20

A good example of a symbol is

Accepted Answer

A) money 
B) a soldier's badge 
C) a scale weight 
D) a depiction of an animal painted on a cave wall 
E) all of the above 
A) money 
B) a soldier's badge 
C) a scale weight 
D) a depiction of an animal painted on a cave wall 
E) all of the above

Unlike other forms of archaeology,landscape archaeology does not have a cognitive dimension.

An example of a symbol that is used to regulate and organize relations between human beings is

Religious rituals usually contain four main components.Which of these is not one of those components

Evidence of "deities" has been found at the sanctuary of Göbekli Tepe and thus it is unlikely that the site was a shrine for ancestor veneration.

Humankind's ability to use __________ is generally agreed to be what most clearly distinguishes our species from other animals

The act of burial of human remains implies at least

Deposition of artifacts with the dead always indicates a belief in the afterlife.

The earliest well-dated example of _____________ is a piece of incised red ochre from Blombos Cave,South Africa,dated to 77,000 years ago

The site of Chavín de Huantar in the Peruvian Andes flourished 850 to 200 bc.This site is thought to represent a ceremonial center because of evidence found there including

Which of the following would lead archaeologists to the conclusion that a body was deliberately buried?

The study of artifacts and other material indicators of patterned actions that reflect religious beliefs is known as

If it can be demonstrated that gold was highly valued by a society,archaeologists could conclude that individuals from that society that were buried with gold

One way of investigating cognitive behavior in early hominins is to consider planning time,which is defined as

Some archaeologists believe that an effective language was developed alongside the first chopper tools around 2 million years ago by which human ancestor?

The purpose of the well-known cave paintings from such sites as Chauvet,Lascaux and Altamira

Chavín de Huantar,which flourished in the years 850 to 200 BC,is located in Peru.

Paleolithic cave art is made in a variety of ways,including simple finger tracings,hand stencils and painting in several colors.

The term __________art is used for engravings and carvings on small objects of stone,bone,antler,and ivory of the Ice Age

A good example of a symbol is

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Exam 9: Cognitive Archaeology

Unlike other forms of archaeology,landscape archaeology does not have a cognitive dimension.

An example of a symbol that is used to regulate and organize relations between human beings is

Religious rituals usually contain four main components.Which of these is not one of those components

Evidence of "deities" has been found at the sanctuary of Göbekli Tepe and thus it is unlikely that the site was a shrine for ancestor veneration.

Humankind's ability to use __________ is generally agreed to be what most clearly distinguishes our species from other animals

The act of burial of human remains implies at least

Deposition of artifacts with the dead always indicates a belief in the afterlife.

The earliest well-dated example of _____________ is a piece of incised red ochre from Blombos Cave,South Africa,dated to 77,000 years ago

The site of Chavín de Huantar in the Peruvian Andes flourished 850 to 200 bc.This site is thought to represent a ceremonial center because of evidence found there including

Which of the following would lead archaeologists to the conclusion that a body was deliberately buried?

The study of artifacts and other material indicators of patterned actions that reflect religious beliefs is known as

If it can be demonstrated that gold was highly valued by a society,archaeologists could conclude that individuals from that society that were buried with gold

One way of investigating cognitive behavior in early hominins is to consider planning time,which is defined as

Some archaeologists believe that an effective language was developed alongside the first chopper tools around 2 million years ago by which human ancestor?

The purpose of the well-known cave paintings from such sites as Chauvet,Lascaux and Altamira

Chavín de Huantar,which flourished in the years 850 to 200 BC,is located in Peru.

Paleolithic cave art is made in a variety of ways,including simple finger tracings,hand stencils and painting in several colors.

The term __________art is used for engravings and carvings on small objects of stone,bone,antler,and ivory of the Ice Age

A good example of a symbol is

The History of Archaeology

The Variety of the Evidence

Survey and Excavation of Sites and Features

Dating Methods and Chronology

Social Archaeology

Environment, Subsistence, and Diet

Technology, Trade, and Exchange

The Bioarchaeology of People

Explanation in Archaeology

Archaeology and the Public

Managing Our Heritage

Filters