Question 1

Diseases that affect bone do so through

Accepted Answer

A) erosion 
B) growths 
C) altered structure 
D) all of the above 
A) erosion 
B) growths 
C) altered structure 
D) all of the above

Question 2

Lindow Man is the body of a man that was preserved in a peat bog in

Accepted Answer

A) Denmark 
B) the Alps 
C) the high Andes 
D) England 
E) Nova Scotia 
A) Denmark 
B) the Alps 
C) the high Andes 
D) England 
E) Nova Scotia

Question 3

Proper analysis of most infectious ancient diseases can only be carried out on

Accepted Answer

A) affected bones 
B) surviving soft tissue 
C) surviving hair 
D) all of the above 
A) affected bones 
B) surviving soft tissue 
C) surviving hair 
D) all of the above

Question 4

Available evidence suggests that Lindow Man did not die naturally,but rather suffered a very violent death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How did scientists determine that the body found in Tomb 55 was closely related to King Tutankhamen?

Accepted Answer

A) X-rays showed that their crania were nearly the same shape and size 
B) Blood typing showed that they belonged to the same blood group,which was rare in ancient Egypt 
C) Fingerprints taken from both mummies were almost exactly the same 
D) all of the above 
E) a and b only 
A) X-rays showed that their crania were nearly the same shape and size 
B) Blood typing showed that they belonged to the same blood group,which was rare in ancient Egypt 
C) Fingerprints taken from both mummies were almost exactly the same 
D) all of the above 
E) a and b only

Question 6

Discuss the various ways that archaeologists are able to determine the sex of human remains.Be sure to include the methods used for skeletal remains and discuss any limitations of these methods.

Accepted Answer

Archaeologists use a variety of methods

Question 7

The study of human remains from sites is called

Accepted Answer

A) Zooarchaeology 
B) Paleoethnobotany 
C) Bioarchaeology 
D) Archaeobotany 
E) Anthropology 
A) Zooarchaeology 
B) Paleoethnobotany 
C) Bioarchaeology 
D) Archaeobotany 
E) Anthropology

Question 8

Overall,Lindow Man was not very healthy and he had suffered through hard labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Although the lower half of Lindow Man's body was missing,his height was calculated based on

Accepted Answer

A) the pair of trousers found with his body 
B) his shoes 
C) historical records of his life 
D) his cranial circumference 
E) the length of his upper arm bone 
A) the pair of trousers found with his body 
B) his shoes 
C) historical records of his life 
D) his cranial circumference 
E) the length of his upper arm bone

Question 10

It is usually impossible to tell more about a skeleton's age at death beyond whether the individual was either young,adult or old.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

We know now that the mysterious body in Tomb 55 is Tutankhamen's father,Ankhenaten.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Anthropologist __________ did groundbreaking work that demonstrated the vast majority of claims for cannibalism in the ethnographic or ethnohistorical records were untrustworthy

Accepted Answer

A) William Arens 
B) Ian Hodder 
C) Marcel Mauss 
D) Eric Wolf 
A) William Arens 
B) Ian Hodder 
C) Marcel Mauss 
D) Eric Wolf

Question 13

Etruria,where the sarcophagus of Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa came from,is in modern Greece.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The study of dental morphology,genetic anomalies of the teeth,can help archaeologists determine if two individuals

Accepted Answer

A) were related 
B) could have been cannibals 
C) were married to each other 
D) are part of the same culture 
E) all of the above 
A) were related 
B) could have been cannibals 
C) were married to each other 
D) are part of the same culture 
E) all of the above

Question 15

When compared to the facial reconstruction of her skull,the artist who crafted Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa's sarcophagus chose to portray her as

Accepted Answer

A) younger than she was at death 
B) with a more girlish mouth than she actually had 
C) without fewer chins than she had when she died 
D) with a prettier nose than she actually had 
E) all of the above 
A) younger than she was at death 
B) with a more girlish mouth than she actually had 
C) without fewer chins than she had when she died 
D) with a prettier nose than she actually had 
E) all of the above

Question 16

Small fragments of bones cannot be recognized as human: there are no diagnostic features that differentiate them from other animal bones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Reconstructions of ancient faces based on information from skulls have achieved a greater degree of accuracy in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The best indicator of an individual's age at death is based on study of the

Accepted Answer

A) clavicle 
B) innominate bone 
C) patella 
D) teeth 
E) radius 
A) clavicle 
B) innominate bone 
C) patella 
D) teeth 
E) radius

Diseases that affect bone do so through

Lindow Man is the body of a man that was preserved in a peat bog in

Proper analysis of most infectious ancient diseases can only be carried out on

Available evidence suggests that Lindow Man did not die naturally,but rather suffered a very violent death.

How did scientists determine that the body found in Tomb 55 was closely related to King Tutankhamen?

Discuss the various ways that archaeologists are able to determine the sex of human remains.Be sure to include the methods used for skeletal remains and discuss any limitations of these methods.

The study of human remains from sites is called

Overall,Lindow Man was not very healthy and he had suffered through hard labor.

Although the lower half of Lindow Man's body was missing,his height was calculated based on

It is usually impossible to tell more about a skeleton's age at death beyond whether the individual was either young,adult or old.

We know now that the mysterious body in Tomb 55 is Tutankhamen's father,Ankhenaten.

Anthropologist __________ did groundbreaking work that demonstrated the vast majority of claims for cannibalism in the ethnographic or ethnohistorical records were untrustworthy

Etruria,where the sarcophagus of Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa came from,is in modern Greece.

The study of dental morphology,genetic anomalies of the teeth,can help archaeologists determine if two individuals

When compared to the facial reconstruction of her skull,the artist who crafted Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa's sarcophagus chose to portray her as

Small fragments of bones cannot be recognized as human: there are no diagnostic features that differentiate them from other animal bones.

Reconstructions of ancient faces based on information from skulls have achieved a greater degree of accuracy in recent years.

The best indicator of an individual's age at death is based on study of the

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

Cognitive Archaeology

Explanation in Archaeology

Archaeology and the Public

Managing Our Heritage

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Exam 8: The Bioarchaeology of People

Diseases that affect bone do so through

Lindow Man is the body of a man that was preserved in a peat bog in

Proper analysis of most infectious ancient diseases can only be carried out on

Available evidence suggests that Lindow Man did not die naturally,but rather suffered a very violent death.

How did scientists determine that the body found in Tomb 55 was closely related to King Tutankhamen?

Discuss the various ways that archaeologists are able to determine the sex of human remains.Be sure to include the methods used for skeletal remains and discuss any limitations of these methods.

The study of human remains from sites is called

Overall,Lindow Man was not very healthy and he had suffered through hard labor.

Although the lower half of Lindow Man's body was missing,his height was calculated based on

It is usually impossible to tell more about a skeleton's age at death beyond whether the individual was either young,adult or old.

We know now that the mysterious body in Tomb 55 is Tutankhamen's father,Ankhenaten.

Anthropologist __________ did groundbreaking work that demonstrated the vast majority of claims for cannibalism in the ethnographic or ethnohistorical records were untrustworthy

Etruria,where the sarcophagus of Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa came from,is in modern Greece.

The study of dental morphology,genetic anomalies of the teeth,can help archaeologists determine if two individuals

When compared to the facial reconstruction of her skull,the artist who crafted Seianti Hanunia Tlesnasa's sarcophagus chose to portray her as

Small fragments of bones cannot be recognized as human: there are no diagnostic features that differentiate them from other animal bones.

Reconstructions of ancient faces based on information from skulls have achieved a greater degree of accuracy in recent years.

The best indicator of an individual's age at death is based on study of the

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

Cognitive Archaeology

Explanation in Archaeology

Archaeology and the Public

Managing Our Heritage

Filters