Question 1

All archaeological materials in a site belonging to a particular cultural entity constitute a site's ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   culture
B)   artifacts
C)   components
D)   geofacts C

Question 2

Tools that are present in the archaeological record but are seldom recognized and rarely recovered by archaeologists are ________ tools,

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A)   casual
B)   specialized
C)   simple
D)   composite A

Question 3

In what types of environments can natural mummification occur?

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A)   very dry or frozen ones
B)   very wet or damp ones
C)   any environment
D)   variable climates A

Question 4

What are some factors involved in recognizing and recovering archaeological materials?

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Question 5

What are some of the forces that can act on and disrupt an archaeological site over time? How are people also included in this?

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Question 6

Human bone in the archaeological record ________.

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A)   is never kept
B)   is only found in cemetery sites
C)   is rarely of scientific importance
D)   should be treated with care

Question 7

The deposits of soils that consist of decomposed garbage are called ________.

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A)   anthropogenic soils
B)   tells
C)   strata
D)   middens

Question 8

Why do archaeologists value examining the garbage and discarded objects of the people they study?

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Question 9

One of the three major criteria for classifying sites is ________.

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A)   cultural associations
B)   age
C)   archaeological features
D)   presence of human remains

Question 10

Structures made from which of the following materials preserve best in the archaeological record?

Accepted Answer

A)   stone
B)   brick
C)   wood
D)   mud

Question 11

Which of the following are primary agents of bioturbation?

Accepted Answer

A)   water
B)   burrowing animals
C)   wind
D)   microbes

Question 12

In archaeology, the designing and building of structures, primarily those in which people live and work is called ________.

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A)   domiciles
B)   habitats
C)   spaces
D)   architecture

Question 13

Why are hearths or campfires among the most common features encountered by archaeologists?

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Question 14

What type of geologic event destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii, the Maya village of Joya de Ceren in El Salvador, and the Greek island of Santorini?

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A)   volcanic eruption
B)   earthquake
C)   tsunami
D)   mud slide

Question 15

An ossuary contains ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   middens
B)   human bones
C)   ecofacts
D)   hearths

Question 16

The debris left over from the manufacture of tools can also be classified as ________.

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A)   ecofacts
B)   artifacts
C)   geofacts
D)   manuports

Question 17

Material remains (artifacts, ecofacts, and features) within an archaeological site are generally distributed ________.

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A)   nonrandomly
B)   randomly
C)   only within one strata layer
D)   only on the surface

Question 18

Unmodified remains of biological materials used by people are called ________.

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